Word Type

Noun

Verb

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

Word Relationships

Derived From

house work

Context

british historical united kingdom us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

clink gaol jail jailhouse pokey poky poorhouse slammer

Type Of (IsA)

jail poorhouse

Related Terms

worker workforce workhome

Related Terms

able bodied factory home homeless institution join join both labor labor home labour manual manufacture parish poor prison sentence work workhome

Synonym Network

poorhouse

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