Definition of slum

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Slum (n.) A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives..

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Slumberless :: Slumberless (a.) Without slumber; sleepless.
Slump :: Slump (n.) The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place..
Slumber :: Slumber (v. t.) To lay to sleep.
Slumped :: Slumped (imp. & p. p.) of Slum.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers..
Slump :: Slump (v. i.) To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person..
Slumbrous :: Slumbrous (a.) Slumberous.
Slumming :: Slumming (vb. n.) Visiting slums.
Slum :: Slum (n.) Same as Slimes.
Slumbered :: Slumbered (imp. & p. p.) of Slumbe.
Slumbery :: Slumbery (a.) Sleepy.
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind, and an apathy of the organs of sense; to slumber..
Slump :: Slump (n.) A boggy place.
Snooze :: Snooze (v. i.) To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.
Sloom :: Sloom (n.) Slumber.
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person..
Drowse :: Drowse (v. i.) To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze.
Slumber :: Slumber (v. i.) To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze..
Rest :: Rest (n.) Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death..
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