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
The bike and pedestrian paths that weave through the riparian corridor below provided access to a neighborhood of tents and shacks, a leafy suburb of the Crash Zone known as the Enchanted Forest.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
But a classic lobster shack on the stretch of coastline from Maine to Connecticut will make for a scenic backdrop that’s hard to beat.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Here that moment is captured in very much the same style as our VLA researcher races down the road towards an administrative shack where the discovery is shared.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The wide shack-looking tavern has been shouted out more than once for its top dive bar status.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
But a classic lobster shack on the stretch of coastline from Maine to Connecticut will make for a scenic backdrop that’s hard to beat.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Here that moment is captured in very much the same style as our VLA researcher races down the road towards an administrative shack where the discovery is shared.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The wide shack-looking tavern has been shouted out more than once for its top dive bar status.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shack
Noun
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For nearly a decade, each of my winters has brought at least one trip to a mountain hut for a weekend with a hardy group of friends.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Les Gaufres de Chamonix has been serving irresistible waffles from a humble hut since 1965.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Newsom has found himself in this camp.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The base camp also serves as headquarters for many of that team’s traveling fans.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Shockley and Maycock alerted the ship’s crew but alleged the staff did not take steps to remediate the issue in and around their cabin, according to the complaint.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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And the movie, with these two sexy people sparring for about 10 minutes, only to settle their differences over whiskey before a roaring fire in a snowbound cabin that looks like a vacation hideaway, has an unironic romance-novel baby-it’s-cold-outside vibe of old-school desert-island love.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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