dungeon — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

clear, complete, deepest, escaped, hard, lengthy, new, next

VERB + DUNGEON

abound, die, farm, mind, spy, stay, tackle, taken

DUNGEON + NOUN

paradise

PREP.

down, from, in, up, with, within

ADV.

once, patiently

Definitions

noun

1

An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon.

2

The low area between two drumlins.

3

The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.

4

A shrewd person.

5

An area inhabited by enemies, containing story objectives, treasure, and bosses.

verb

1

To imprison in a dungeon.

Of every act of severity, of every bold violation of the constitution, of every bill for dungeoning and gagging the people, of every tax, of every loan, of all that set frugality at defiance, and that mocked at mercy, these men had been either the authors or the most strenuous supporters […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fort

keep
donjon

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon.

Wiktionary

02

Of every act of severity, of every bold violation of the constitution, of every bill for dungeoning and gagging the people, of every tax, of every loan, of all that set frugality at defiance, and that

Wiktionary

03

Treasure chests abound in the dungeon, but so do horrible monsters.

Tatoeba · #718081

04

When I am queen, I will lock up Tom in the dungeon.

Tatoeba · #2772201

05

Tom escaped from the dungeon.

Tatoeba · #2773727

06

The princess was thrown into the castle's deepest dungeon.

Tatoeba · #3884679

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dungeon is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.