Homeless - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhəʊmləs|  American pronunciation of the word homeless
Brit.  |ˈhəʊmlɪs|  British pronunciation of the word homeless

noun

- someone unfortunate without housing
a homeless was found murdered in Central Park
- poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in
the homeless became a problem in the large cities

adjective

- without nationality or citizenship (syn: stateless)
- physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security (syn: roofless)

Extra examples

Thousands of people have been made homeless.

My point is simply that we must do something to help the homeless.

She has made a practice of volunteering at a homeless shelter one weekend a month.

Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless?

She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless.

Ten percent of the collection goes to the city's shelters for homeless people.

She recruited four friends to distribute food to the homeless with her.

A homeless man begs on that corner every day.

Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.

...one unsympathetic homeowner insisted that all homeless people are crazies...

The organization provides food and shelter for homeless people.

He made many personal sacrifices to provide help to the city's homeless people.

...a beneficent couple who are regular volunteers at a homeless shelter...

She is broke and homeless.

It's a place where the homeless congregate.

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