Definitions

G

NOUN

prison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confinement jail lockup penitentiary

STRONG

bastille can clink cooler dungeon guardhouse keep pen reformatory slammer stockade

WEAK

penal institution statesville up the river

Example Sentences

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A palm-sized array of 37 fibrils weighing about 30 g can hold a weight of 60 kg -- an adult human's weight.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

So are the Seahawks gonna be any g…

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

TOI-1136's confirmed exoplanets, TOI-1136 b through TOI-1136 g, are categorized as "sub-Neptunes" by the experts.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024

The controversy surrounds a song which says the "g" in the word vegan stands for gassy and the "a for anaemic or annoying".

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

The animals and plants on Earth and the structures of our buildings are all evolved or designed for 1 g.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan