Thesaurus results for SHACK

shack

noun

ˈshak

as in hut

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms

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Recent Examples of shack This earned the original riverside shack the nickname Catfish Hotel, but his cooking gave rise to the business. —

Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 There are upwards of 30 galleries in town, interspersed among the quintessential gift boutiques, fudge shops, and lobster shacks. —

Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026 This cozy comfort-food shack served housemade breads, desserts and simmering kettles of hearty homemade soup. —

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 There's a guard shack on a road leading up the area, but Nash said it's not designed for security. —

Madison Lambert, NBC news, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shack

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Noun

The teller’s arm swept around the long-hut, the circular walls of the fortress that enclosed them in its embrace.

— Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.

— Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026