Thesaurus results for HOVEL

hovel

noun

ˈhə-vəl

Definition of hovel

as in hut

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling refugees living in crowded hovels

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Recent Examples of hovel The ceiling, in contrast to my first hovel, couldn’t be reached except by a tall ladder. — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 My friend was the definition of a reluctant landlord — an anti-Establishment type who furnished her grad-school hovel with wine crates and avoided any talk of money. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Jan. 2026 In what by American standards would be considered a hovel, Gong is raised by his aging grandparents, his mother having abandoned him as a small child. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025 Renaissance palaces next to hovels, 194 churches, and the domed roofs of onetime mosques—all reminders of countless invaders. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2019 See All Example Sentences for hovel

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The spa Floating above the turquoise waters, the spa is made up of a reception and five different treatment huts—each one soundtracked by the hum of the ocean.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
These were the fans known as the Krombacher Ultras, named for the German Pilsner served at the tea hut.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

The Banyan Tree has taken over a site that includes an existing camp, the Ashar Tented Resort, and five Royal Villas, which are separate from the new property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Johnson missed time in training camp for personal reasons before saying that this season would probably be his last.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of camp

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Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of shack

Noun

In video that Musayev shot and shared with The Associated Press, the captain lay on the floor of the cabin, saying his head was in pain.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Inside the cabin, extensive additional sound deadening in the doors, trunk and wheel arches means phone calls and passenger conversations are entirely effortless at highway speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

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