slum

6 points English 4 letters Common Commonness #16,209 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

verb

spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/slˈʌm/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

plural slumspast tense slummedpresent participle slumming

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Rhymes

come from some um become mum dumb bum scum gum sum drum thumb rum hum numb

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Crossword clues

“a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions” wn-def
“spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive” wn-def

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Words you can make from SLUM

us um sum mu slum mus lm lum lums uls ums

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