Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gaol | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gaol (noun) | lag (noun) |
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a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | the act of slowing down or falling behind |
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | |
the time between one event, process, or period and another |
gaol (verb) | lag (verb) |
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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins |
cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | |
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | |
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |