<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a state or condition of utter poverty.</li><li>beggars collectively.</li><li>a place lived in or frequented by beggars.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to leave destitute.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.</li><li>pertaining to being deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often followed by of): destitute of children.</li></ul>