School and Workhouse

School

School noun - A place or establishment for teaching and learning.

Workhouse and school are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Workhouse" instead a noun "School".

Workhouse

Workhouse noun - A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor.
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Synonyms for Workhouse

School and workhouse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "School" instead a noun "Workhouse".

Nearby Word: workroom

Both words in one sentence

  • Wheel of Pain One school she visits turns out to be a Dickensian workhouse, complete with a Wheel Of Pain being operated by the children.
    Source: Wheel of Pain
  • Creator / Jacqueline Wilson During "Four Children And It", while Rosalind is stuck in the past, she is sent to the workhouse and told that she'll have to work and wouldn't be able to go to school.
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