Synonyms for workhouse
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Noun
1. Jail — an institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to…
poor house, jail, bastille UK
Definitions
- n. 1
An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.
Related words
- Word family
- worker
Forms
- Plural
- workhouses → jails, bastilles…
Example sentences
- jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| workhouse | steady | |
| jail | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- jail1
- 8 letters
- bastille2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bastille2 = 2 syllables).