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 of hut

Noun

• camp
• shack
• cabin

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

The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level – slightly more than halfway up the country’s tallest mountain – by a worker on Thursday, according to CNN’s affiliate TV Asahi. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

The Triglav Lodge, Slovenia's highest-altitude guest hut at an elevation of 2,515 meters (8,251 feet), is using paper plates this summer to save water on dishes. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few possessions in tattered plastic bags. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Luwi’s father and uncle helped build him a house about thirty feet from Luwi’s family’s hut, in Waieti, a hamlet on a mountainside, more than five thousand feet high, with clouds pooling in the valleys below. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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

1917, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing hut

• Nissen hut

Rhymes for hut

• but
• butt
• cut
• glut
• gut
• jut
• mutt
• nut
• putt
• rut
• shut
• smut

Kids Definition

hut

noun

ˈhət

: a small and often temporary dwelling or shelter : shack