Hound
Hound verb - To go after or on the track of.
Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old hound | old jail |
| normal | normal hound | normal jail |
| certain | certain hound | certain jail |
| nasty | nasty hound | nasty jail |
| Other adjectives: strong, real, tiny, bad, infamous, hellish, new, titular. | ||
Common collocations
| bunch | hound bunch | jail bunch |
Both words in one sentence
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This trope is subverted in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound, when one of the Dalton Brothers is in jail and another one of the Daltons in a Paper-Thin Disguise comes to bring him a cake.
Source: Jail Bake -
Jail Bait: Though he could be below the age of consent, Sam is implied to have a thing for these, being referred to as a cherry hound by Trina and accused of trying to get into Brigitte's pants by Ginger.
Source: Film / Ginger Snaps - They inquire about the father who she reveals is one of two choices: one golden boy and one jail hound who murdered his own father with a shovel.
Source: Miss Conception
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