Cell and Jail

Cell

Cell noun - An area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall.

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Jail and cell are semantically related In some cases you can use "Jail" instead a noun "Cell".

Nearby Words: cellular, cellphone, celled

Jail noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Usage example: sentenced to three years in jail for his crime

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Cell and jail are semantically related in place for incarceration topic. Sometimes you can use "Cell" instead a noun "Jail".

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

human	human cell	human jail
old	old cell	old jail
full	full cell	full jail
special	special cell	special jail
Other adjectives: normal, regular, certain, alien, small, actual, real, tiny, private, personal, secret, new, underground, titular, maximum, different, inescapable, rebel, local.

The Simpsons episode "The Frying Game" has Marge and Homer in jail together, in a cell whose bars are clearly too close together for Homer but Marge could walk right through them.

Source: Widely Spaced Jail Bars
Naturally, the fact that the keys to the cell are inside the cell becomes important later when someone needs to escape from the jail.

Source: Chekhovs Gun / Live-Action TV
Zork: Grand Inquisitor had one of those when you were escaping from jail, where you have the ability to open or close any cell block in the prison.

Source: Control Room Puzzle

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