dungeon
noun
a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.
dungeons
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pluralof dungeon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s weird to be alive at a time when much of contemporary warfare comprises literal laser beams, flying robots and dungeons full of nerds at computer terminals, but that’s really what’s happening.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
If Link is puzzle-solving muscle, Zelda is conjurer, a solution-based thinker whose approach to monsters, dungeons and rifts that turn the world into fragments is equal parts patience, humor and, yes, action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
Mr Hamaguchi says the developers want the open world to work as "one single space" with "all of the towns, all of the dungeons and everything linked together seamlessly in one space".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Harris descended into the dungeons of the facility, toured the cells where enslaved people were kept and walked through the so-called door of no return, choking back tears, her hand over her mouth.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
The Special Defense level is situated almost as far down as the dungeons where we found the prep team.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
