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| animal shelter |
a place that provides care and temporary shelter for homeless dogs, cats, and other animals generally kept as pets. |
| bum |
(informal) a poor, homeless person; tramp. [1/5 definitions] |
| burn out |
to cause (people) to become homeless or to move away by burning their homes. [1/4 definitions] |
| displaced person |
a person who has become homeless, usu. as a result of having been forced from his or her homeland by war. |
| dogcatcher |
a public employee whose job is to round up strayed or homeless dogs and cats. |
| DP |
abbreviation of "displaced person," a person who has become homeless, usu. as a result of having been forced from his or her homeland by war. |
| gamin |
an unsupervised or homeless boy who wanders about in the streets; urchin. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. [1/2 definitions] |
| homeless shelter |
a place that provides temporary shelter for the homeless, esp. for the purpose of sleep. |
| mission |
a place in a city, typically operated by a church or other institution, where homeless or destitute people can find help, esp. in the form of food or shelter. [1/7 definitions] |
| pound3 |
a shelter for confining or housing homeless animals. [1/3 definitions] |
| shelter |
a place specifically established as a safe, temporary residence for homeless or abused persons, abandoned animals, or others in need of protection. [1/7 definitions] |
| street people |
people with no permanent address who live in the streets and other public areas; homeless persons. [1/2 definitions] |
| waif |
a homeless or friendless person, esp. an orphaned or abandoned child. [1/2 definitions] |
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