poorhouse (Meaning)
Wordnet
poorhouse (n)
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
Synonyms & Antonyms of poorhouse
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
poorhouse Sentence Examples
- The impoverished elderly sought refuge in the bleak and squalid poorhouse.
- The once-opulent manor had fallen into decay, now serving as a poorhouse for the destitute.
- Children orphaned by the war huddled together in the cold, damp confines of the poorhouse.
- The poorhouse was a symbol of society's indifference to the plight of the unfortunate.
- Rumors spread through the town that the poorhouse was a place of horrors, where the inmates were subjected to cruel treatment.
- The poorhouse was overcrowded and understaffed, with little hope for improvement.
- The residents of the poorhouse spent their days in idleness and despair, waiting for the inevitable.
- The sound of laughter had long since vanished from the poorhouse, replaced by the eerie silence of abandonment.
- The poorhouse stood as a testament to the harsh reality of poverty and the failure of society to provide for its most vulnerable members.
- The poorhouse was a place where dreams withered and the spirit died.
FAQs About the word poorhouse
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The impoverished elderly sought refuge in the bleak and squalid poorhouse.
The once-opulent manor had fallen into decay, now serving as a poorhouse for the destitute.
Children orphaned by the war huddled together in the cold, damp confines of the poorhouse.
The poorhouse was a symbol of society's indifference to the plight of the unfortunate.
