pokey

Letters that make pokey

o, e, k, p, y are letters that make 'pokey'

Words within pokey

okey, PO, key, ok, OK, poke, Key, Po are words within 'pokey'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pokey

pokeys is a word created by adding a letter to 'pokey'


3 possible definitions for 'pokey'

Pokey as "wasting time"

Under this definition, pokey is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

poky, dilatory, laggard have the same meaning as 'pokey'

Derivatives of pokey

laggard, poke, drone, trailer, dawdler, lagger are derivatives of 'pokey'.

Similar to pokey

slow is similar to pokey.


Pokey as "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)"

Under this definition, pokey is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky have the same meaning as 'pokey'

pokey as a type

'pokey' can be a type of correctional institution.

Types of pokey

bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse are types of 'pokey'.

Derivatives of pokey

jug, remand, imprison, incarcerate, put behind bars, immure, jail, gaol, put away, lag are derivatives of 'pokey'.


Pokey as "small and remote and insignificant"

Under this definition, pokey is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jerkwater, one-horse, poky have the same meaning as 'pokey'

Similar to pokey

provincial is similar to pokey.



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