undergaoler
Related forms
gaol·er, noun
un·der·gaol·er, noun
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Undergaoler
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
jail or gaol (dʒeɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a place for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to imprisonment or of persons awaiting trial to whom bail is not granted |
| 2. | informal get out of jail, get out of jail free to get out of a difficult situation |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to confine in prison |
| [C13: from Old French jaiole cage, from Vulgar Latin caveola (unattested), from Latin cavea enclosure; see | |
| gaol or gaol | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C13: from Old French jaiole cage, from Vulgar Latin caveola (unattested), from Latin cavea enclosure; see | |
| 'jailless or gaol | |
| —adj | |
| 'gaolless or gaol | |
| —adj | |
| 'jail-like or gaol | |
| —adj | |
| 'gaol-like or gaol | |
| —adj | |
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