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dungeons

dungeons is the plural of dungeon.

Meaning of dungeon

Noun

dungeon (plural dungeons)

  1. An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
    • Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon.1911, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Bunyan, John”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. The low area between two drumlins.
  3. (obsolete) The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.
  4. (obsolete) A shrewd person.
  5. (roleplaying games) An area inhabited by enemies, containing story objectives, treasure, and bosses.
  6. A room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity.

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Phrases with dungeons

Questions about dungeons

What is dungeons the plural of?
Dungeons is the plural of dungeon.

Words near dungeons in the dictionary

  1. dungeonmaster
  2. dungeonmasters
  3. dungeonmistress
  4. dungeonmistresses
  5. dungeonous
  6. dungeons
  7. Dungeons & Dragoner
  8. Dungeons & Dragoners
  9. Dungeons & Dragons
  10. Dungeons and Dragoner
  11. Dungeons and Dragoners

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