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homeless

home·less

homeless

 
 
pronunciation:
hom lihs
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: having no home.
We found a homeless cat and brought it to the animal shelter.
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part of speech: noun
definition: those people who have no home and usually live on the street (usually used with "the").
Many of the homeless eat at soup kitchens.
similar words:
poor
derivations: homelessly (adv.), homelessness (n.)
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