hut

[huht]

noun

1. a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.

   Synonyms: hovel, shed

2. a simple roofed shelter, often with one or two sides left open.

3. Military.,  a wooden or metal structure for the temporary housing of troops.

verb (used with object)

hutted, hutting 

1. to furnish with a hut as temporary housing; billet.

verb (used without object)

hutted, hutting 

1. to lodge or take a shelter in a hut.

hut

/ hʌt /

noun

1. a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal

2. (on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc

3. a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc

verb

1. to furnish with or live in a hut

Other Word Forms

• hutlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hut¹

1645–55; < French hutte < Frankish, cognate with Old Saxon hutta, Old High German hutt ( e ) a < West Germanic *hudjā; akin to hide ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hut¹

C17: from French hutte, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hutta a crude dwelling

Example Sentences

The nation watched on live television as the terracotta-colored church, designed with rooftop points inspired by indigenous Sami huts, moved 500 yards per hour.

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She lived in a hut with a hole in the roof.

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It was a common scene in the slums of the Cambodian capital: warrens of huts wedged between garbage-strewn streets; tiny children begging for food at nearly every corner.

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By then, the storm had grown so fierce that they had no choice but to race to a crude stone and metal hut on the summit.

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Stranded on an island, and living in beach huts, they must learn to cope.

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Related Words

• box 
• bungalow 
• cabin 
• chalet 
• cot 
• cottage 
• hovel 
• lean-to 
• lodge 
• shack 
• shanty 
• shed 
• shelter 
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