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wickiup

noun

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as in wigwam

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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

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Noun

This could be an A-frame structure of bamboo canes or wigwams.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Definition of wigwam

Noun

For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Based on the hit play by KIt Sandler, the thriller reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga, a witch who is known to live in a hut on chicken legs and potentially is a murderous seductress or powerful enchantress, depending on the author of the tale.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of shack

Noun

This is a hogan, a traditional Diné wooden dwelling that has a hole in the side.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Stay in a Sustainable Navajo Hogan For an experience unlike any other, book a stay in a hogan at Shash Diné EcoRetreat, a Native American off-the-grid glamping retreat on a private ranch on the Navajo Nation.

— Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Definition of hogan

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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

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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

On the other side of the field, the entrance to the gymnasium shed was a dark hole.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Photograph by Jamey Stillings for The New Yorker On March 5, 1992, two drivers were trying to move a plow that was just beyond the shed’s protection when East Riverside ran.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shed

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On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli airstrike in the Jabaliya refugee camp north of the Gaza Strip killed one and injured several others, Gaza's Health Ministry said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
And Thunberg, who in January 2025 visited the Sahrawi camps with Lamin accompanying and translating for her, spoke plainly about what must change and called out the media for its silence.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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