madhouse (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *madhouse*:
NOUN	artifact	madhouse, Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit	pejorative terms for an insane asylum

madhouse > pronunciation
Sounds	mae'dhhaw.s
Rhymes	alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws...

English > *madhouse*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Synonyms	Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
Broader	mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum	A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Spanish	casa de locos, crazy house, gallinero, loquera, manicomio
Catalan	casa de boigs, casa de bojos, crazy house, gàbia de boigs

HyperDic: madhouse