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poorhouse

poorhouse noun: a charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

Noun

poorhouse (plural poorhouses)

  1. A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
  2. A workhouse.

poorhouse meaning in Tamil

poorhouse in Tamil

ஏழைக்குடில், ஏழை

Forms of poorhouse

pluralpoorhouses

Origin of poorhouse

From poor + house.

Questions about poorhouse

What does poorhouse mean?
Poorhouse means a charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
What is poorhouse in Tamil?
Poorhouse in Tamil is ஏழைக்குடில், ஏழை. See Poorhouse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poorhouse?
Poorhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of poorhouse?
The plural of poorhouse is poorhouses.

Words near poorhouse in the dictionary

  1. poorer-quality
  2. poorest
  3. poorest-quality
  4. poorga
  5. poorgas
  6. poorhouse
  7. poorhouses
  8. poori
  9. poories
  10. pooring
  11. pooris

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poorhouse (page history and authors); poorhouse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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