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cobweb |
a web spun by a spider, esp. an abandoned one, or a single strand of this web. [1/5 definitions] |
crèche |
a home for abandoned infants and very young children. [1/3 definitions] |
derelict |
abandoned, usu. because of failure to function. [2/4 definitions] |
forsaken |
deserted; abandoned; desolate. [1/2 definitions] |
foundling |
a child or infant abandoned by unidentified parents and found by someone else. |
ghost net |
a fishing net that is lost or abandoned in the ocean by commercial fishermen. |
ghost town |
a town that has been completely abandoned, esp. a former boom town of the American West. |
hulk |
a bulky shell of a ship, either old and unseaworthy or abandoned to other uses. [1/3 definitions] |
jetsam |
discarded or abandoned objects generally; litter. [1/3 definitions] |
lorn |
esp. in literature, deprived, abandoned, or forlorn. |
orphan |
any person or animal that is without parents, abandoned, or otherwise left without nurture or support. [1/5 definitions] |
orphanage |
an institution where orphans and abandoned children are housed and cared for. |
reconvert |
to change back to a previously held but abandoned belief, status, or character. |
Romulus |
in Roman legend, the founder of Rome, who, along with his twin brother Remus, had been abandoned as an infant and had survived by suckling a wolf. |
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] |
waif |
a homeless or friendless person, esp. an orphaned or abandoned child. [2 definitions] |
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