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walk-alone

walk-alone noun: a prison inmate who is kept apart from the other prisoners for their own safety.

Noun

walk-alone (plural walk-alones)

  1. (US) A prison inmate who is kept apart from the other prisoners for their own safety.

Forms of walk-alone

pluralwalk-alones

Origin of walk-alone

Deverbal from walk alone.

Questions about walk-alone

What does walk-alone mean?
Walk-alone means a prison inmate who is kept apart from the other prisoners for their own safety.
What part of speech is walk-alone?
Walk-alone is a noun.
What is the plural of walk-alone?
The plural of walk-alone is walk-alones.

Words near walk-alone in the dictionary

  1. walk the walk
  2. walk through
  3. walk turkey
  4. walk with
  5. walk'd
  6. walk-alone
  7. walk-alones
  8. walk-around money
  9. walk-away
  10. walk-aways
  11. walk-in

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