Unscramble jail

Definition of jail

noun:

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). Synonyms: clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer.

verb:

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial", "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life". Synonyms: gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand.

Related words

bastille, hoosegow, hoosgow, lockup, workhouse.

Words nearby

ail, bail, dail, fail, hail, jain, kail, mail, nail, pail, rail, sail, tail, wail.

Rhymes with

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, braille, carrell, curtail, dail, dale, derail, detail, email, entail, exhale, fail, flail, frail, gael.