Synonyms: abandoned ship, derelict
Definition: a ship abandoned on the high seas
Similar words: ship
Definition: a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Synonyms: derelict
Definition: a person without a home, job, or property
Similar words: pauper
Definition: a person who is very poor
Synonyms: bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, tatterdemalion
Definition: in deplorable condition
Usage: a street of bedraggled tenements; a broken-down fence; a ramshackle old pier; a tumble-down shack
Similar words: damaged
Definition: harmed or injured or spoiled
Usage: I won't buy damaged goods; the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings
Synonyms: neglectful, delinquent, derelict, remiss
Definition: failing in what duty requires
Usage: derelict (or delinquent) in his duty; neglectful of his duties; remiss of you not to pay your bills
Similar words: negligent
Definition: characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
Usage: negligent parents; negligent of detail; negligent in his correspondence
Synonyms: abandoned, derelict, deserted
Definition: forsaken by owner or inhabitants
Usage: weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
Similar words: uninhabited
Definition: not having inhabitants; not lived in
Usage: an uninhabited island; gaping doors of uninhabited houses
Synonyms: woebegone, run-down, decrepit, derelict, creaky, flea-bitten
Definition: worn and broken down by hard use
Usage: a creaky shack; a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape; a flea-bitten sofa; a run-down neighborhood; a woebegone old shack
Similar words: worn
Definition: affected by wear; damaged by long use
Usage: worn threads on the screw; a worn suit; the worn pockets on the jacket