HyperDic: poorhouse

English > 1 sense of the word *poorhouse*:
NOUN	artifact	poorhouse	an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

poorhouse > pronunciation
Sounds	puh'rhhaw.s
Rhymes	alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws...

English > *poorhouse*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless.
Narrower	workhouse	A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
Broader	establishment	A public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
Spanish	hospicio