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Slum

noun

/slʌm/

Meaning

a poor urban area with substandard housing and squalid conditions

The government is working to improve conditions in the slum.

ghetto, shantytown, favela, tenement

suburb, mansion, palace, estate

urban slum, slum dweller, slum clearance

harsh criticism or verbal abuse; strong public condemnation

a flat brown insect that is commonly found in kitchens and other warm places

The art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals for display.

The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.

The action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

a god or goddess