POKEY
Scrabble letter values: P3O1K5E1Y4 = 14
Definition
- noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). — synonyms: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky
- adjective wasting time. — synonyms: dilatory, laggard, poky
- adjective small and remote and insignificant. — synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, poky
Examples
- “a jerkwater college”
- “passed a series of poky little one-horse towns”