homeless
579
1.4
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊmləs/
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sin hogar
- After losing his job, he found himself homeless and struggling to find shelter.
- homeless people
- a homeless person
- a homeless shelter
I'm afraid she's going to end up homeless or in jail or death.
- I'm afraid she's going to end up homeless or in jail or death.
- So very quickly they end up homeless by no fault of their own.
- And you're homeless for those two years, right?
- It's like when you're homeless, you're just living day by day.
- Like, I feel more politically homeless right now than I ever have.
- I was eating so much food man, because I've been homeless for three years.
- history, left a million people homeless, most of those were black people.
- And I said, I've been homeless for a while now.
- You're not hungry, I'm homeless and you're not homeless.
- I've, I had not really felt very scared in homeless areas like Skid Row.
- The lowest was sitting in that bed with some homeless guy freaking jacking off, man.
- But they like, homeless type, that community.
Examples
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And I said, I've been homeless for a while now.
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Andrea has been homeless for the past 32 of her 66 years.
Academic text (2011) -
So very quickly they end up homeless by no fault of their own.
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Our fair city has one of the worst homeless problems of any city in America.
Fiction book (1991) -
Even wealthy people could end up homeless if they lost their jobs.
Academic text (2011) -
He's an artist and he was actually homeless for about two years living in his van.
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No matter what the cause, all homeless teens face common perils.
Academic text (2011) -
By addressing these immediate needs, many homeless persons can move to a safer and more secure living arrangement.
Academic text (2011) -
It's like when you're homeless, you're just living day by day.
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And the ACLU has been fighting to make sure these homeless encampments can stay.
Synonyms
3
7.5
Without a home because of a disaster or bad luck
A person or group who does not have shelter and the help they need
People who lose their home, land, or property because others force them out
Compounds
How Poor
579
1.4
3
7.9
24
4.3
50
6.2
∞
1.0
7
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word homeless is formed from home + -less meaning 'without', so as an adjective it means 'without a home' and can also describe someone who feels lost or has no place to belong.