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POOR

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There are 20 entries related to POOR in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.


1. What does POOR mean?
pronunciation
Definition 1/7 (1 sense as a noun, 6 senses as an adjective): Deserving or inciting pity

2. What does POOR BOX mean?
pronunciation
Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church

3. What does POOR BOY mean?
pronunciation
It's a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

4. What does POOR LAW mean?
pronunciation
It's a law providing support for the poor

5. What does POOR MAN mean?
pronunciation
It's a person who is very poor

6. What does POOR FISH mean?
pronunciation
It's a person who is not very bright

7. What does POOR DEVIL mean?
pronunciation
Someone you feel sorry for

8. What does POOR RATES mean?
pronunciation
It's a local tax for the relief of the poor

9. What does POOR SHAPE mean?
pronunciation
Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)

10. What does POOR WHITE mean?
pronunciation
It's an offensive term for White people who are impoverished

11. What does POOR PEOPLE mean?
pronunciation
People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

12. What does POOR PERSON mean?
pronunciation
It's a person with few or no possessions

13. What does POOR SPELLER mean?
pronunciation
Someone who spells words

14. What does POOR-SPIRITED mean?
pronunciation
Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

15. What does POOR MAN'S PULSE mean?
pronunciation
Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos

16. What does POOR WHITE TRASH mean?
pronunciation
It's an offensive term for White people who are impoverished

17. What does POOR MAN'S ORCHID mean?
pronunciation
Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

18. What does STANDARD AND POOR'S mean?
pronunciation
It's a broadly based stock market index

19. What does POOR MAN'S WEATHERGLASS mean?
definition
Herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather

20. What does STANDARD AND POOR'S INDEX mean?
pronunciation
It's a broadly based stock market index


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