Thesaurus results for WIGWAM

wigwam

noun

Definition of wigwam

as in hut

a round tent that was used in the past by Native Americans as a house or shelter

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Recent Examples of wigwam 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 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 Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles. — Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933. — NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023 The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter. — New York Times, 17 May 2022 The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden. — Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019

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Noun

Though this specific hut was new to the women, the experience was not.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Based on the play by Kat Sandler, who serves as writer and showrunner, Yaga reimages the 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.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

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
In Leland, historic Fishtown provides a glimpse into the area's fishing roots, with old shanties, smokehouses, and docks still lining the riverfront.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026

Definition of shanty

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While HoloHolo Grill is the only restaurant onsite, Kōloa Landing Resort does have a free-standing snack shack poolside serving shave ice and root beer floats along with a handy marketplace just off the lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
When the elder Romero stayed late to close down the football field, Desi would often stay with him and the pair would piece together a dinner from whatever was left over in the snack shack.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 28 July 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

Noun

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

Veteran wide receiver, Darius Slayton interestingly said Harbaugh already has been confronting players in a constructive way to reinforce accountability across the board in the first few days of training camp here in West Virginia.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
As Scott Frost took to the practice field Monday to open UCF’s preseason football camp, construction workers a few hundred yards away busily put the finishing touches on the Roth Tower expansion at the Acrisure Bounce House Stadium.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of camp

Noun

One example is United Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 767s, which feature all the carrier’s very latest cabin comfort experiences, but four of which entered service way back in 1991.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Rather, 18 cabins (and one suite, in a main structure) dot the 113 acre property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

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