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 was little more than a wooden shack beside a convenience store and a karaoke parlor, all of them run by an enterprising resident who had already buried 200 people in the 12 months since Duterte had taken office, nearly all of them drug suspects. —

Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a vacant guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said. —

Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026 Stroll through its 52-block historic district dotted with Victorian mansions, legendary seafood shacks, and an arts scene that far exceeds expectations for a small town. —

Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 There's nothing the couple loves more than pulling off the road to enjoy a local diner or small clam shack. —

Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shack

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Noun

Summit Huts already operates five backcountry huts in Summit County and will fundraise to build the Frisco hut.

— John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The Kimbo camper has always felt to us less an RV and more a stylish backcountry hut or woodsy cabin secured to a pickup bed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026