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homeless

US /ˈhoʊmləs/

adjective Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

without nationality or citizenship

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The charity provides meals and shelter for homeless people during the winter.

Word Family

NounNoun
homeless gốc homelessness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
homeless gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • unshelteredhaving a meaning similar to homeless
  • rooflessnot having a roof
  • destitutepoor enough to need help from others

Collocations

  • Easy homeless people
    describing homeless people (someone unfortunate without housing)
  • Medium shelter for the homeless
    to shelter for the homeless, meaning to provide shelter for
  • Hard alleviate homeless poverty
    to alleviate homeless poverty, meaning to provide physical relief, as from pain
  • Very Hard homeless crisis through systemic housing
    describing homeless crisis through systemic housing (someone unfortunate without housing)

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