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hut — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cabin noun A small, simply built house, especially one made of logs in a rural or wooded area.
  • hut noun A small, simple shelter, usually just one room, built from whatever materials are on hand.
  • lodge verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.
  • shack noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.

Senses

hut is used for these senses in English:

  • cabin (US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
  • lodge A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
  • shack A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

cabin — full definition

  1. noun A small, simply built house, especially one made of logs in a rural or wooded area.
  2. noun A private room on a ship, or the passenger area of an aircraft.

hut — full definition

  1. noun A small, simple shelter, usually just one room, built from whatever materials are on hand.
  2. noun A small shed made of wood.
  3. verb To give someone shelter in a hut, or to take shelter in one.
  4. intj A shouted signal a quarterback uses to start the play.

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