hut

1 of 2

noun

ˈhət 

1

: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack

2

: a simple shelter from the elements

hut verb

hut

2 of 2

interjection

ˈhət  ˈhəp 

—used to mark a marching cadence

Synonyms

Noun

• cabin
• camp
• hooch [slang]
• hootch
• hovel
• hutch
• hutment
• shack
• shanty

Examples of hut in a Sentence

Noun

smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Each hut has a caretaker who will for a couple of dollars get a fire going in the stone hearth for you. —Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024

For example, Cro-Magnons were dark skinned and lived in huts, not caves, and had a virtuosity in cave painting which could not be reproduced today, one expert says. —John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024

Some nostalgic aspects of the cityscape, like bilingual street signs, fade away over time, and new fixtures, like outdoor dining huts, pop up with seemingly no precedent. —Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

The Corolla braked and turned, headlights sweeping across prairie grass, and entered the driveway of a 10-acre compound filled with circular huts and row after row of greenhouses. —Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024

He had been born in a hut in a village in India’s poorest province. —Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024

Aerial photos taken by the military showed huge swaths of land covered in mud along a winding river flowing across the mine and surrounding village huts. —Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024

Yoga sessions will take place in the old chapel or in a yurt; room options range from the main house to more rustic shepherds’ huts and cabins in the grounds. —Emma Love, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2024

Passersby can make a pit stop at the restaurant’s beer hut. —Liz Schubauer, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French hutte, from Old French hute, from Old High German hutta hut; probably akin to Old English hȳd skin, hide

Interjection

probably alteration of hep entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1948, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing hut

• Nissen hut

Kids Definition

hut

noun

ˈhət

: a small and often temporary dwelling or shelter : shack