hut
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hut
interjection
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Definition of hut (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms for hut
Synonyms: Noun
cabin, camp, hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hutch, hutment, shack, shanty
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smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lakeRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Sumptuous homes were included, but so was an African mud hut. ... — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Min Hogg, Editor of the World of Interiors, Championed Shabby Chic," 5 July 2019 There's also a tiki hut, hot tub, massive saltwater aquarium and an 8-pillar foyer. — Indianapolis Star, "Larry Bird's $2.3 million Indianapolis mansion for sale; his Naples home off the market," 19 June 2019 Dark mounds loom around us as the battered truck pushes past concrete huts. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, "The Lost World of the Maya is Finally Emerging From the Jungle," 7 Feb. 2019 Public markets were likely held nearby, and the city is surrounded by outlying groups of Maya homes where thatched huts once stood; what were likely cacao fields lie farther up in the hills. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, "The Lost World of the Maya is Finally Emerging From the Jungle," 7 Feb. 2019 Two rows, each with a couple dozen huts and calf pens, were on display for visitors. — Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star, "I took a tour of Fair Oaks Farms. Here's what I saw.," 10 June 2019 The village is surrounded by spear-bearing Africans and huts emblazoned with ANC flags. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Inside an All-White Town’s Divisive Experiment With Cryptocurrency," 6 June 2019 Just three small huts remained in Baeza by the mid-1800s. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Supposedly pristine South American forest had been pre-Columbian farmland," 17 July 2018 Look at the situation of house, a hut in a tent colony for refugees. — Haroon Janjua, Fox News, "Ex-refugees struggle with their Afghanistan homecoming," 20 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hut.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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