ADJECTIVE | all | poky, dilatory, laggard, pokey | wasting time |
---|---|---|---|
all | poky, jerkwater, one-horse, pokey | small and remote and insignificant | |
NOUN | artifact | poky, jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, pokey | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful / lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
Sounds | pow'kiy | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy... |
Meaning | Wasting time. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | dilatory, laggard, pokey | |
Broader | slow | not moving quickly |
Spanish | dilatorio | |
Catalan | dilatori | |
Nouns | poke | someone who takes more time than necessary |
Meaning | small and remote and insignificant. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" | |
Synonyms | jerkwater, one-horse, pokey | |
Broader | provincial | characteristic of the provinces or their people |
Spanish | diminuto, minúsculo |
Meaning | A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful / lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, pokey | |
Narrower | bastille | A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) |
holding cell | A jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial | |
hoosegow, hoosgow | slang for a jail | |
house of correction | (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences | |
lockup | jail in a local police station | |
workhouse | A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months | |
Broader | correctional institution | A penal institution maintained by the government |
Spanish | calabozo, cárcel, gayola, gobi, penal, penalti, pokey, presidio, prisión, talego, trullo | |
Catalan | calabós, garjola, penal, pokey, presidi, presó |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact