Homeless
['həʊmlɪs] or ['homləs]
Definition
(noun.) poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; 'the homeless became a problem in the large cities'.
(noun.) someone unfortunate without housing; 'a homeless was found murdered in Central Park'.
(adj.) without nationality or citizenship; 'stateless persons' .
Typed by Hector--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Destitute of a home.
Editor: Ronda
Examples
- But this does not mean that men will have become homeless and all adrift. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Poor, homeless, houseless creatures! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- You two might go forth homeless hunters to the loneliest western wilds; all would be well with you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Let us not waste too much pity on homeless France. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The normal nomadic life is not a homeless one, but a movement between homes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Some difficulties had been passed through; a sort of victory was won: my homeless, anchorless, unsupported mind had again leisure for a brief repose. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They had shrunk past homeless people, lying coiled up in nooks. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was the very place for a homeless boy, who must die in the streets unless some one helped him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Edited by Donnie