prisons
SayPRIZ-uhnz/ˈpɹɪzənz/
- 1Plural of prison. Use this form when you mean more than one prison.
Several old prisons were closed for repairs last year.
The state built three new prisons to ease overcrowding.
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- 2The form of prison used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
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prisons is a form of prison
prison, noun: A place where people are kept as punishment or while they wait for trial, or the state of being kept there. Full entry
- Forms
- prisonprisons plural
- Spelling
- prison → prisons: add -s
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