wickiup

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Recent Examples of wickiup Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun. Popular Science, 28 May 2020 The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation. Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickiup
Noun
  • Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And women peering out of small wooden huts in epic Arctic wildernesses.
    James Rebanks June 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • On the state's southwest coast on June 21, three people suffered minor injuries after lightning struck a tiki hut on the beach, according to the Marco Island Police Department.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • A number of cottage industries in makeshift tin shacks have sprung up on a field next to the Levi's factory.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025
  • Police say on May 28, a shack on the 1300 block of 107th Avenue was shot up by two people driving a Lexus.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Her hogan, completed in 2020, is built out of juniper wood, bark, and sand.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved.
    Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But beginning with the Class of ’23, search sea shanties have been growing grimmer.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • The rousing shanty is already a knowing commentary on class and hypocrisy.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The motion picture world of today reminds me of Rio – opulent penthouses (big IP) on one side of the street, and hovels (independent movies) on the other.
    Bill Mechanic, Deadline, 15 May 2025
  • Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.
    Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stink bugs overwinter in the adult stage in areas such as under tree bark or in any human structure, including attics, walls, crawlspaces, sheds, or even your grill.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
  • The water rushed over, sending a red truck bouncing and spinning and hitting the edge of their shed, which was shattered.
    NBC News, NBC news, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Wilson should get plenty of work in training camp practices and preseason games because nowadays starters get most of their work in training camp during joint practices with opposing teams.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • Every year, the DDC Boot Buddy reveal takes place during the fourth and final stage of the audition process: training camp.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 15 July 2025

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“Wickiup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickiup. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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