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

The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

Investigative work last week included demolishing a shed in the backyard and digging through soil.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
In time, the small shipping container that is its neighbor may age better, and the Cragin Park Fieldhouse might find itself more like Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s bicycle shed.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of shed

Noun

The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars, and seafood shacks.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
The low-lying coastal area is known for its powdery white sand beaches dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars and seafood shacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of shack

Noun

The bill will also allow restaurants to weatherproof and winterize their sheds and require restaurateurs to keep them from becoming trash- and pest-filled shanties.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Despite the upscale ambiance, the onboard vibe is breezy, with casual entertainment that includes a sea-shanty sing-along with the crew.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 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 backstory The building was originally commissioned as a Gilded Age cottage back in 1874, and went through several compelling forms before its current rebirth, including a speakeasy during the Prohibition Era and the former Candlelight Inn.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
In our film, Edward’s mother doesn’t appear, and Lucy Steele’s sister doesn’t appear, and there’s a whole sequence where Edward visits them at the cottage, which doesn’t appear in either film.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cottage

Noun

The soldiers, aviation technicians with the Salvandoran army, were victims of a gang ambush on Sunday in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince, while on their way back to camp after visiting a local supermarket.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
The boys reported the experience to camp counselors, who were dismissive of their complaints according to court records reviewed by The Star.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026