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prison
noun
a
secure
building
where
people
are
kept
as
a
punishment
for
breaking
the
law
or
while
they
are
waiting
for
trial
•
The
old
prison
stands
on
a
hill
overlooking
the
small
town
.
The
old
prison
stands
on
a
hill
overlooking
the
small
town
.
•
After
the
trial
,
the
judge
sent
him
to
prison
for
five
years
.
After
the
trial
,
the
judge
sent
him
to
prison
for
five
years
.
From
Old
French
prisun
,
preson
,
from
Latin
prēnsiō
‘
a
seizing
’,
related
to
prehendere
‘
to
seize
’.
noun
the
state
or
period
of
being
kept
in
a
prison
as
a
punishment
,
especially
after
a
court
sentence
•
She
spent
ten
years
in
prison
for
fraud
.
She
spent
ten
years
in
prison
for
fraud
.
•
The
politician
avoided
prison
by
agreeing
to
testify
.
The
politician
avoided
prison
by
agreeing
to
testify
.
verb
to
put
someone
in
a
prison
as
punishment
or
while
they
are
waiting
for
trial
•
The
rebels
were
swiftly
prisoned
after
the
failed
uprising
.
The
rebels
were
swiftly
prisoned
after
the
failed
uprising
.
•
In
1840
,
debtors
could
be
prisoned
for
years
without
trial
.
In
1840
,
debtors
could
be
prisoned
for
years
without
trial
.
episode
noun
one
part
of
a
television
show
,
radio
programme
,
podcast
,
or
other
serial
that
is
broadcast
or
released
separately
•
Everyone
is
talking
about
the
shocking
twist
in
the
latest
episode
of
the
crime
series
.
Everyone
is
talking
about
the
shocking
twist
in
the
latest
episode
of
the
crime
series
.
•
The
podcast
releases
a
new
episode
every
Monday
morning
during
commuters
’
rush
hour
.
The
podcast
releases
a
new
episode
every
Monday
morning
during
commuters
’
rush
hour
.
from
Greek
‘
epeisodion
’
meaning
‘
addition
,
incidental
piece
’,
originally
referring
to
spoken
sections
between
choral
songs
in
Greek
drama
noun
a
separate
event
or
short
period
in
a
larger
story
or
in
someone
’
s
life
,
often
unusual
or
important
•
The
embarrassing
episode
at
the
restaurant
taught
him
to
be
more
careful
with
his
words
.
The
embarrassing
episode
at
the
restaurant
taught
him
to
be
more
careful
with
his
words
.
•
Her
childhood
was
generally
happy
except
for
one
tragic
episode
when
the
family
lost
their
home
.
Her
childhood
was
generally
happy
except
for
one
tragic
episode
when
the
family
lost
their
home
.
same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
extension
of
meaning
from
part
of
a
drama
to
part
of
real
life
in
18th-century
English
noun
a
single
occurrence
of
a
medical
condition
,
such
as
a
seizure
,
asthma
attack
,
or
bout
of
depression
•
The
patient
experienced
an
episode
of
severe
chest
pain
during
the
night
.
The
patient
experienced
an
episode
of
severe
chest
pain
during
the
night
.
•
Stress
can
trigger
an
episode
of
migraine
in
some
people
.
Stress
can
trigger
an
episode
of
migraine
in
some
people
.
medical
use
arose
in
late
19th
century
,
applying
the
dramatic
term
to
distinct
periods
of
illness
noun
in
music
,
a
passage
between
statements
of
the
main
theme
,
especially
in
a
fugue
or
rondo
•
The
composer
lengthened
each
episode
to
create
greater
contrast
with
the
theme
.
The
composer
lengthened
each
episode
to
create
greater
contrast
with
the
theme
.
•
In
Bach
’
s
fugues
,
an
episode
often
modulates
through
several
keys
.
In
Bach
’
s
fugues
,
an
episode
often
modulates
through
several
keys
.
borrowed
into
musical
theory
in
the
18th
century
to
describe
sections
that
‘
fill
in
’
between
statements
of
the
main
theme
,
echoing
the
dramatic
sense
of
interposed
material
comparison
noun
the
act
of
looking
at
two
or
more
people
or
things
to
discover
how
they
are
similar
or
different
•
A
side-by-side
comparison
of
the
two
smartphones
helped
her
choose
the
better
one
.
A
side-by-side
comparison
of
the
two
smartphones
helped
her
choose
the
better
one
.
•
Without
proper
comparison
,
you
might
pay
too
much
for
a
flight
ticket
.
Without
proper
comparison
,
you
might
pay
too
much
for
a
flight
ticket
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
comparationem
,
from
comparare
‘
to
pair
,
match
’.
noun
a
statement
,
description
,
or
judgment
that
shows
how
two
people
or
things
are
similar
or
different
•
Many
fans
draw
a
comparison
between
the
new
singer
and
Adele
.
Many
fans
draw
a
comparison
between
the
new
singer
and
Adele
.
•
"
That's
an
unfair
comparison
—
the
teams
have
totally
different
budgets
,"
the
coach
said
.
"
That's
an
unfair
comparison
—
the
teams
have
totally
different
budgets
,"
the
coach
said
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
over
time
it
also
came
to
mean
the
remark
itself
rather
than
the
act
.
noun
in
grammar
,
the
change
in
form
of
an
adjective
or
adverb
to
show
different
degrees
,
as
in
“
big
,
bigger
,
biggest
”
•
Students
practiced
the
comparison
of
adjectives
like
"
fast
,
faster
,
fastest
"
in
class
.
Students
practiced
the
comparison
of
adjectives
like
"
fast
,
faster
,
fastest
"
in
class
.
•
In
English
,
most
adverbs
form
comparison
with
"
more
"
and
"
most
."
In
English
,
most
adverbs
form
comparison
with
"
more
"
and
"
most
."
Adopted
in
the
16th
century
by
grammarians
to
label
the
process
of
forming
comparative
and
superlative
degrees
.
disorder
noun
-
disorder
a
state
in
which
things
are
messy
,
confused
,
or
not
arranged
in
an
organized
way
•
After
the
party
,
empty
cups
and
balloons
left
the
living
room
in
complete
disorder
.
After
the
party
,
empty
cups
and
balloons
left
the
living
room
in
complete
disorder
.
•
The
folders
were
in
such
disorder
that
no
one
could
find
the
contract
.
The
folders
were
in
such
disorder
that
no
one
could
find
the
contract
.
From
Old
French
desordre
,
based
on
Latin
dis-
“
opposite
,
apart
”
+
ordō
“
order
”.
noun
violent
or
unruly
behavior
that
disturbs
public
peace
•
Police
were
called
to
stop
the
disorder
outside
the
stadium
.
Police
were
called
to
stop
the
disorder
outside
the
stadium
.
•
Protests
can
turn
into
disorder
when
emotions
run
high
.
Protests
can
turn
into
disorder
when
emotions
run
high
.
Sense
extended
in
the
1600s
from
general
‘
lack
of
order
’
to
‘
disturbance
of
public
peace
’.
noun
an
illness
that
affects
the
mind
or
body
and
stops
it
from
working
normally
•
She
was
diagnosed
with
an
anxiety
disorder
after
months
of
worry
and
sleepless
nights
.
She
was
diagnosed
with
an
anxiety
disorder
after
months
of
worry
and
sleepless
nights
.
•
Diabetes
is
a
metabolic
disorder
that
affects
how
the
body
uses
sugar
.
Diabetes
is
a
metabolic
disorder
that
affects
how
the
body
uses
sugar
.
Medical
use
became
common
in
the
1700s
to
describe
bodily
or
mental
irregularities
.
verb
-
disorder
,
disordering
,
disorders
,
disordered
to
make
something
untidy
or
confused
;
to
disturb
the
order
of
something
•
The
earthquake
disordered
the
neatly
stacked
shelves
in
seconds
.
The
earthquake
disordered
the
neatly
stacked
shelves
in
seconds
.
•
Loud
music
can
disorder
your
concentration
while
you
study
.
Loud
music
can
disorder
your
concentration
while
you
study
.
Verb
use
dates
from
the
late
1500s
meaning
‘
throw
out
of
order
’.
prisoner
noun
a
person
who
is
kept
in
prison
as
punishment
for
breaking
the
law
or
while
waiting
for
a
trial
•
The
guard
unlocked
the
cell
door
,
and
the
prisoner
stepped
out
slowly
.
The
guard
unlocked
the
cell
door
,
and
the
prisoner
stepped
out
slowly
.
•
Each
prisoner
in
the
facility
receives
three
meals
a
day
.
Each
prisoner
in
the
facility
receives
three
meals
a
day
.
noun
a
soldier
or
civilian
captured
and
held
by
the
enemy
during
a
war
•
The
captured
pilot
was
treated
as
a
prisoner of war
.
The
captured
pilot
was
treated
as
a
prisoner of war
.
•
International
law
protects
prisoners of war
from
mistreatment
.
International
law
protects
prisoners of war
from
mistreatment
.
noun
someone
who
feels
unable
to
act
freely
because
they
are
tightly
controlled
by
a
situation
,
feeling
,
or
habit
•
She
felt
like
a
prisoner
of
her
own
fears
and
rarely
left
the
house
.
She
felt
like
a
prisoner
of
her
own
fears
and
rarely
left
the
house
.
•
He
became
a
prisoner
to
his
work
and
had
no
time
for
friends
.
He
became
a
prisoner
to
his
work
and
had
no
time
for
friends
.