What part of speech is slums?

Slums can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. slums is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of slum (infinitive).
  • 2. slums is a noun, plural of slum.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does slums mean?

Definitions

Verb

slum - spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"

Noun

slum - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

Examples of slums

#   Sentence  
1. noun These slums are a disgrace to the city.
2. noun While the bureaucracy comes up with sweetly technical terms like "less advantaged," the slums brim with malcontent.
3. noun There are many slums in Mexico.
4. noun In Rio de Janeiro, 20% of the population lives in slums.
5. noun The squalor of the slums is not for the faint hearted.
6. noun There are a lot of slums in Mexico.
7. noun Slums can be dangerous.
8. noun Algiers is getting rid of its slums.
9. noun Algiers doesn't have large slums anymore.
10. noun Cities like Mumbai, where hundreds of thousands live in overcrowded slums and travel on packed transport networks, pose the greatest challenge in controlling the outbreak in India.
11. noun Water for washing is less readily available in poor rural areas and urban slums.
12. noun There are almost no slums in Algiers.
13. noun There are very few slums in Algiers.
14. noun In the 1990s, many Algerians lived in slums.
15. noun To encourage handwashing and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a Kenyan charity is making soap out of vegetables to hand out in city slums.
Sentence  
noun
These slums are a disgrace to the city.
While the bureaucracy comes up with sweetly technical terms like "less advantaged," the slums brim with malcontent.
There are many slums in Mexico.
In Rio de Janeiro, 20% of the population lives in slums.
The squalor of the slums is not for the faint hearted.
There are a lot of slums in Mexico.
Slums can be dangerous.
Algiers is getting rid of its slums.
Algiers doesn't have large slums anymore.
Cities like Mumbai, where hundreds of thousands live in overcrowded slums and travel on packed transport networks, pose the greatest challenge in controlling the outbreak in India.
Water for washing is less readily available in poor rural areas and urban slums.
There are almost no slums in Algiers.
There are very few slums in Algiers.
In the 1990s, many Algerians lived in slums.
To encourage handwashing and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a Kenyan charity is making soap out of vegetables to hand out in city slums.

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