dungeon
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon.
Origin of dungeon
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We invited another friend who started being our dungeon master.
The Lost Year: Exercise in quarantine, keeping a business alive, and the unusual intimacy of Zoom | Emily VanDerWerff | December 31, 2020 | VoxThe puzzle dungeons have focus in ways the overworld puzzles do not.
‘Immortals: Fenyx Rising’ is a worthy adventure wavering between cringe and charm | Gene Park | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostWith laborers divided and on the run, anyone who makes trouble is fired, and anyone who doesn’t have a job is labeled a vagrant, vulnerable to incarceration in an over-packed, underground prison that’s more like a medieval dungeon.
‘The Cold Millions,’ Jess Walter’s celebration of forgotten heroes, is one of the most captivating novels of the year | Ron Charles | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostOver your campaign, you’ll explore dungeons, level up your characters, and go on missions.
Best cooperative board games for when you want to work together | PopSci Commerce Team | July 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWarframe has a little bit of everything—dungeons full of monsters and puzzles, big open worlds with quests and story, space combat, customizable spaceships and pets, and hundreds of hours of content.
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Couple walked towards the opposite end of the dungeon, where she previously played with Destiny.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau | Ian Frisch | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe began operating out of her home garage in 1980, slowly acquiring the many props and tools that would decorate her dungeon.
November 2013 saw the release of a second video game Adventure Time: Explore the dungeon Because I Don't Know!
This Is How an Episode of Cartoon Network’s ‘Adventure Time’ Is Made | Rich Goldstein | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause he has so many fond memories of the two-story dungeon.
Ariel Castro’s Victim Fantasy—and Why Prison Will Make It Worse | Mansfield Frazier | August 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYet, to many who encountered him outside his dungeon, he seemed generally cheery.
How Ariel Castro Remained at Liberty in Cleveland All These Years | Michael Daly | May 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a dungeon of the corresponding tower, on this side of the castle, was the prison of Ripperda.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBeing fully equipped, Ripperda looked around him on the walls of his dungeon.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterIn the midst of these meditations, the dungeon door opened, and Santa Cruz himself appeared on the threshold.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThese inward joys peopled her solitude with society, and dispelled even from the dungeon its gloom.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe ruffians forced the gates, drove in the dungeon doors with cannon, and for five days and five nights continued the slaughter.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for dungeon
/ (ˈdʌndʒən) /
a close prison cell, often underground
a variant of donjon
Origin of dungeon
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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