Thesaurus results for HUTCHES

hutches

noun

plural of hutch

as in huts

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling the campers slept in a hutch near the riverbank

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in cabinets

a storage case typically having doors and shelves keeps her best china in a hutch in the dining room

Synonyms & Similar Words

as in cages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of hutches Hanging shoe racks, back-of-door mirrors, and desktop hutches (like this one from Amazon) are other major space savers. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026 Bookcases and hutches offer display space for books and collections. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 Skip heavy drapes, oversized hutches, and large floral centerpieces, which read as antiquated. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 24 July 2026 Potting benches, antique hutches, and even existing coffee bars (perfect for espresso martinis) are all great ways to offer drinks to your guests without adding an unnecessary piece of furniture to your space. — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026 Their outdoor exhibit includes land and water features, as well as hutches for shelter, nesting and breeding, according to the aquarium’s website. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hutches

Noun

For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of huts

Noun

Where the hidden storage actually lives Walls, backsplash areas and the space beneath upper cabinets can all become storage.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
In compact layouts, the sink is often the largest uninterrupted stretch of counter a homeowner has, and covering it with a board effectively adds square footage without adding cabinets.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of cabinets

Noun

The congressional agency report follows a DHS Office of Inspector General report that found that the conditions in which immigrants were detained in cages at the Alligator Alcatraz failed to meet several state and federal standards.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
His jobs also included cleaning the lion cages in the Central Park Zoo.

— Tracy Smith, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of cages

Noun

Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of camps

Noun

Her fiction is cluttered with bric-a-brac, bits and bobs, stuffed into boxes and drawers and cupboards—remnants of someone’s past.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Still, paring down can declutter cupboards and lead to a smaller collection that'll actually get used.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cupboards

Noun

Kept in coops throughout the region, the birds are routinely tested for viruses.

— Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Melissa Knicely, a public information officer with Animal Care and Control, said permitting has increased over the past decade as more residents seek fresh eggs and set up coops at home.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026

Definition of coops

Noun

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 shacks

Browse Nearby Words

hutch

hutches

hutment

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Hutches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutches. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of hutches

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

discreet

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes