Homeless vs Discarded - What's the difference?

Homeless is a related term of discarded.

is lacking a permanent place of residence.

(discard).

(-)

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.

* homeless dumping * homeless shelter * homelessness

(head)

(discard)

(en verb)

to throw away, to reject.

* I. Taylor

A man discards the follies of boyhood.

(card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.

To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.

* Jonathan Swift

They blame the favourites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should resolve to discard them.

* cast away * dismiss * dispose * eliminate * get rid of * throw away * See also

(en noun)

Anything discarded.

A discarded playing card in a card game.

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* English heteronyms