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Breadline

🔄 Synonyms of "Breadline"

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Word	Definition
bread linenoun	Alternative spelling of breadline. [(US) A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Breadline"

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Word	Definition
bread linenoun	Alternative spelling of breadline. [(US) A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.]
pittancenoun	A meagre allowance of money or wages.
destitutionnoun	An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
squalornoun	Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
miserynoun	Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
chow linenoun	Alternative form of chowline. [A line of people waiting for food.]
lineupnoun	(sports) Collectively, the members of a team.
slaughterlinenoun	(agriculture) A line of animals progressing through a slaughterhouse.
queuenoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, less common in North America) A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on), and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).
battle linenoun	(military) The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is expected, and behind which forces are arrayed; a forward line of infantry or other force, prepared for battle.
feedlinenoun	(radio) Physical cabling that carries the radio signal to and from the aerial.
sidelinenoun	A line at the side of something.
bucket linenoun	Synonym of bucket brigade (“line of people involved in firefighting”).
tailbacknoun	(American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
picket linenoun	A boundary created by workers participating in a strike, generally at the workplace entrance, which other workers are asked not to pass.
leadlinenoun	A leash or strap for leading an animal.
county linenoun	(US) A border between two counties.
feedernoun	One who feeds, or gives food to another.
lead linenoun	Alternative form of leadline. [A leash or strap for leading an animal.]
ganglinenoun	A central line connecting a sled etc. to the individual tuglines of the animals that draw it.