booby hatch

NOUN

insane asylum

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mental health institution psychiatric hospital psychiatric ward

STRONG

mental home mental hospital mental institution

WEAK

bedlam bughouse funny farm laughing academy loony bin lunatic asylum madhouse nuthouse padded cell rubber room sanatorium sanitarium snake pit

Example Sentences

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The colourful images on the device’s small screen soon revealed how his loft hatch was letting him down.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Opening the loft hatch can allow the air to rise further and away from the bedroom.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

The loft hatch also showed "cold air ingress" likely related to an "inadequate seal around the hatch".

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

This included leaving the loft hatch open for a couple of hours, makes "all the difference", he added.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2010