hutch

Definition of hutchnext
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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling the campers slept in a hutch near the riverbank

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as in cage
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals the owner took the rabbit out of the hutch so the children could pet it

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Recent Examples of hutch Next to the 2-year-old sofa is an antique Tiger Oak hutch from the Santa Monica Antique and Vintage Market. Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 The hutch has plenty of space to store mail, stationery, and trinkets, and because of its versatility, it can be placed in any room. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 Secondhand hutches and China cabinets are a fabulous way to bring new life to a room. Melissa Breyer, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 Ahead, discover our top picks for organizers, including a freestanding unit that can double as a washing machine hutch and a glass-shelf piece that glistens in chrome. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hutch
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Noun
  • Working in hail and snow, York and the others built log huts.
    Craig Fehrman, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The cause of the avalanche and why the group decided to leave the safety of the huts is still unknown.
    Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meyer served in Mandela’s cabinet as constitutional development minister from 1994 to 1996.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The cabinets that hold the AEDs will also soon contain Narcan for opioid emergencies and Stop the Bleed kits.
    Megan Shinn, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What sets Beast apart from the glut of combat sports films is its refusal to stay inside the cage.
    Sean Sennett, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
  • We were taken diving without a cage in water that had been chummed with blood to attract sharks.
    Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But neither is an experienced starter so general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley will almost certainly seek training camp competition for each role.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Outside of its players on rookie deals — Edwards, Lacan, Morrow and Rivers — Connecticut has signed just one player, French guard Migna Toure, to a training camp contract.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the Leafs aren’t rebuilding, yet, and years of trading away picks have left the cupboard relatively bare.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The trailer starts out by showing Harry living in his cupboard room under the stairs at the Dursleys’ home.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators recovered two hundred chicken coops, many of which contained dead birds along with bottles of injectable anabolic steroids and antibiotics along with wing tags, the release stated.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Deputies said the animals were tortured, mutilated, kept in coops with dead birds and live plucked.
    Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing half-a-dozen of these works in progress.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • On a recent morning, Reginaldo Nunes Fonseca smoked cigarettes from the porch of his friend’s wooden shack, watching the rain come down hard in an area now known as Nova Conquista — New Conquest — where pristine rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon stood a year ago.
    Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The spacious primary bedroom can fit a king and comes with one of the apartment’s two closets (the other is just off the foyer) and southeastern exposures that look out on a church and townhouses.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Stow items that the movers shouldn't touch in a separate space like a back bedroom or storage closet.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Hutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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