Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "slum" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

slum cannon slum dweller slum gully slum gun slum it slum-ridden slumdog slumdom slumdweller slumland slumlike slumlord slummer slummer slummification slummy

Context

slang

Has Property

overcrowded

Part Of (Holonyms)

city settlement

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

city district pass section of a town spend

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Hooverville rookery

Type Of (IsA)

city district urban neighborhood

Manner Of

spend

Parts (Meronyms)

building doss-house flophouse street tenement

Related Terms

inner city urban blight

Related Terms

carnival dilapidated game inexpensive neighborhood poverty prize slum it status trinket

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.