hut

American  

[huht] / hʌt /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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verb

1. to furnish with or live in a hut

Other Word Forms

• hutlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of hut

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

Example Sentences

There are now two cabins, a shepherd's hut and a barn.

From BBC

The group of 15 — four paid guides and 11 trip participants — were at the end of a three-day backcountry skiing trip to the Frog Lake huts when the avalanche occurred.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, the group of 15 — including four professional ski guides and their clients — headed out on Sunday for a three-day backcountry adventure at the popular but remote Frog Lake huts.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a pool of fresh water to drink and a waterfall to slide down, and, in a hidden hollow where the grasslands met the white shell beach, there was—“A place for a hut!”

From Literature

His son, Andrew Graham, said his father had been a coastguard during World War Two, based in a small hut on Perranporth Beach.

From BBC

Related Words

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