slums

Phonetic Respelling: [ sluhm ]

Definition:

n. a usually heavily populated area of a city; characterized by poverty; poor housing; etc. something considered to be like a slum; as in being dilapidated or dirty

Sentence:

His childhood in the slums was a preamble to his hard life.

More example sentences:

His childhood in the slums was a preamble to his hard life.

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Conditions in the slums degenerated.

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The flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe.

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Synonyms:

characterized by poverty; poor housing; dilapidated or dirty

Antonyms:

ritzy

Slums rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • bums
  • chums
  • comes
  • crumbs
  • drums
  • gumbs
  • gums
  • gumz
  • hums
  • mums
  • numbs
  • plum's
  • plumbs
  • plums
  • rums
  • somes
  • strums
  • sums
  • thumbs
  • tums
  • tums'
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • becomes
  • succumbs