Thesaurus results for LEAN-TO

lean-to

noun

Definition of lean-to

as in hut

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Recent Examples of lean-to Most of your driving will be on dirt roads, and your accommodations typically include a tent or lean-to. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026 Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off. — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026 Never has a restaurant’s name been so fitting as The Stand – a literal, wooden lean-to on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, complete with handwritten menu signs and a ceiling made of tarps. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 The former policy was the only compassionate response to unsanitary and unsafe lean-to and tents and other makeshift shelters illegally erected on public property such as parks or sidewalks or on empty lots. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lean-to

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Noun

In a Rumpelstiltskinian turn, the newspaper reported, Underwood had appeared late one night at a shepherd’s hut and asked to borrow a pot.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
The walls of huts on dusty landscapes in the Lost Legends are weathered, characters' clothing is visibly dirty from jetting around the galaxy and helmets are battle damaged.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

In Leland, historic Fishtown provides a glimpse into the area's fishing roots, with old shanties, smokehouses, and docks still lining the riverfront.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026
Six shanties on stilts were damaged in a coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur province due to the quake and taller waves, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026

Definition of shanty

Noun

Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The figure of an older woman working alone in a forest hovel inevitably brings some kind of sorcery to mind, but Hjorth’s earlier novels haven’t made too much of the suggestion.

— Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of hovel

Noun

The defending champions made Kansas City their base camp for the tournament as the team began its quest to become back to back champions for the first time since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.

— PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
All of the indications are that this has been an unusually happy England camp so far.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026