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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
poky


I - 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)
Syn:
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, pokey
Derivationally related forms:
gaol (for: gaol), jail (for: jail)
Hypernyms:
correctional institution
Hyponyms:
bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction,
lockup, workhouse

II - adjective
1. wasting time
Syn:
dilatory, laggard, pokey
Similar to:
slow
Derivationally related forms:
poke (for: pokey), poke
2. small and remote and insignificant
- a jerkwater college
- passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
Syn:
jerkwater, one-horse, pokey
Similar to:
provincial

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