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home·less
(hōm′lĭs)adj.
Having no home or haven.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
People without homes considered as a group. Often used with the.
home′less·ness n.
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homeless
(ˈhəʊmlɪs)adj
a. having nowhere to live
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the homeless.
ˈhomelessness n
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home•less
(ˈhoʊm lɪs)adj.
1. without a home.
n. 2. persons who lack permanent housing.
home′less•ness, n.
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Noun | 1. | homeless - someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park" homeless - poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities" unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune bag lady - a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags |
2. | homeless - poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities" poor, poor people - people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance" homeless, homeless person - someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park" | |
Adj. | 1. | homeless - without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons" unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
2. | homeless - physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
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homeless
adjective destitute, exiled, displaced, dispossessed, unsettled, outcast, abandoned, down-and-out the growing number of homeless families
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Translations
بِدون بَيْتشَرِيد
bez domovabez přístřešíbezdomovci
hjemløs
koditonasunnoton
bez doma
hajléktalan
heimilislaus
住む家のない
집이 없는
bez domova
brezdomen
hemlös
ไม่มีบ้าน
evsizevsiz barksız
vô gia cư
homeless
[ˈhəʊmlɪs]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
homeless
[ˈhəʊmləs] adj [person, family] → sans logis, sans abri
a homeless person → un sans-abri
to be made homeless → perdre son logement, devenir sans-abri
a homeless person → un sans-abri
to be made homeless → perdre son logement, devenir sans-abri
the homeless npl → les sans-abri mpl homeless shelter
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home
(həum) noun1. the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives. I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.
2. the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally. America is the home of jazz.
3. a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after. an old folk's home; a nursing home.
4. a place where people stay while they are working. a nurses' home.
5. a house. Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.
adjective1. of a person's home or family. home comforts.
2. of the country etc where a person lives. home produce.
3. (in football) playing or played on a team's own ground. the home team; a home game.
adverb1. to a person's home. I'm going home now; Hallo – I'm home!
2. completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be. He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.
ˈhomeless noun plural, adjective (people) without a place to live in. This charity was set up to help the homeless; homeless people.
ˈhomely adjective1. simple but pleasant. homely food.
2. making a person feel he is at home. a homely atmosphere.
3. (American) (of a person) not attractive; ugly.
ˈhomeliness nounˈhoming adjective
1. (of pigeons etc) which (can) fly home when set free a long way from home.
2. able to take a missile etc to its target. These torpedoes have homing devices in their noses.
ˈhome-coming noun1. the return home of a person (who has been away for some time). We had a party to celebrate his home-coming.
2. (American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students.
ˌhome-ˈgrown adjective grown in one's own garden or in one's own country. These tomatoes are home-grown.
ˈhomeland noun a person's native land. Immigrants often weep for their homeland.
ˌhome-ˈmade adjective made by a person at home; not professionally made. home-made jam; home-made furniture.
home rule the government of a country or part of a country by its own citizens.
ˈhomesick adjective missing one's home. When the boy first went to boarding-school he was very homesick.
ˈhomesickness nounˈhomestead (-sted) noun
a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.
home truth a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person. It's time someone told him a few home truths.
ˈhomeward adjective going home. his homeward journey.
ˈhomeward(s) adverb towards home. his journey homeward; He journeyed homewards.
ˈhomework noun work or study done at home, especially by a school pupil. Finish your homework!
at home1. in one's home. I'm afraid he's not at home.
2. (in football etc) in one's own ground. The team is playing at home today.
be/feel at home to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well. I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows – he used to live on a farm.
home in on to move towards (a target etc). The missile is designed to home in on aircraft.
leave home1. to leave one's house. I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m.
2. to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else. He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia.
make oneself at home to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home. Make yourself at home!
nothing to write home about not very good. The concert was nothing to write home about.
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homeless
→ شَرِيد bez domova hjemløs obdachlos άστεγος sin hogar koditon SDF bez doma senza casa 住む家のない 집이 없는 dakloos hjemløs bezdomny desabrigado, sem-abrigo бездомный hemlös ไม่มีบ้าน evsiz vô gia cư 无家可归的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
homeless
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