Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Black Hole of Calcutta | Yes | No | No | No |
dungeon | Yes | No | No | No |
Black Hole of Calcutta (noun) | dungeon (noun) |
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a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive | the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress |
a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined |