Dungeon word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dungeon" word

[noun] a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
[noun] the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

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\Dun"geon\, n. [OE. donjoun highest tower of a castle, tower, prison, F. donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a castle, LL. domnio, the same word as LL. dominus lord. See {Dame}, {Don}, and cf. {Dominion}, {Domain}, {Demesne}, {Danger}, {Donjon}.] A close, dark prison, common?, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons. Down with him even into the deep dungeon. -- Tyndale. Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. -- Macaulay.
\Dun"geon\, v. t. To shut up in a dungeon. --Bp. Hall.

Synonyms for dungeon

donjon, keep

Related terms: bastille, black hole, borstal, borstal institution, bridewell, brig, cell, concentration camp, condemned cell, death cell, death house, death row, detention camp, donjon, federal prison, forced-labor camp, gaol, guardhouse, house of correction, house of detention, industrial school, internment camp, jail, jailhouse, keep, labor camp, lockup, maximum-security prison, minimum-security prison, oubliette, pen, penal colony, penal institution, penal settlement, penitentiary, POW camp, prison, prison camp, prisonhouse, reform school, reformatory, sponging house, state prison, stockade, stronghold, the hole, tollbooth, training school, vault

The fun area, different aproach to word »dungeon«

Let's analyse "dungeon" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOEGNUD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. ..- -. --. . --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dungeon: 3 + 5 + 6 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dungeon: 4 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 35, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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