as in camps
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Recent Examples of huts
Guests are pampered in personal huts that provide the utmost in privacy and silence and can choose from a full menu of options, including massages and facials that highlight local traditions and skin-healthy ingredients.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
The huts the group stayed in before the avalanche were also new.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
More than two dozen festival huts will serve foods influenced by Italian, French, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesian, Brazilian, South American, Asian, Irish, Antarctican, Cuban, Mexican and Californian cuisines.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
From the circular world of sound with its round huts and round villages, people move, over time, toward linear, cause and effect thinking, grid-like cities, and a one thing at a time and one thing after another world that mimics the linear lines of writing and type.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The Frog Lake huts, which opened to the public only five years ago after nearly a century of private ownership, have become a popular destination.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
The huts the group stayed in before the avalanche were also new.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
More than two dozen festival huts will serve foods influenced by Italian, French, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesian, Brazilian, South American, Asian, Irish, Antarctican, Cuban, Mexican and Californian cuisines.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
From the circular world of sound with its round huts and round villages, people move, over time, toward linear, cause and effect thinking, grid-like cities, and a one thing at a time and one thing after another world that mimics the linear lines of writing and type.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The Frog Lake huts, which opened to the public only five years ago after nearly a century of private ownership, have become a popular destination.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huts
Noun
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That goes for basketball and football camps, too.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Refugees waiting in camps for food and shelter.—
Sarah Al Asmar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once our fishing guide, Scott Allen, pulled up, the three of us climbed into his ATV to head to one of his six shacks on the frozen inlet.—
Robert Annis,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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Who needs lobster rolls when this 10-minute shrimp roll is a delicious reminder of shoreside seafood shacks?—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Coach cabins will reportedly not receive the same treatment.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The cabins hover lightly above the terrain, and curved retaining walls double as snow screens and a protective perimeter to help buffer winds.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Huts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huts. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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