hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty
(noun) small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut, army hut, field hut
(noun) temporary military shelter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hut (plural huts)
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
A small wooden shed.
(agriculture, obsolete) A small stack of grain.
hut (third-person singular simple present huts, present participle hutting, simple past and past participle hutted)
(archaic, transitive) To provide (someone) with shelter in a hut.
(archaic, intransitive) To take shelter in a hut.
(agriculture, obsolete, transitive) To stack (sheaves of grain).
hut
(American football) Called by the quarterback to prepare the team for a play.
• THU, Thu, UHT
Source: Wiktionary
Hut, n. Etym: [OE. hotte; akin to D. hut, G. hĂĽtte, OHG. hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; and F. hutte, of G. origin; all akin to E. hide to conceal. See Hude to conceal.]
Definition: A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure. Death comes on with equal footsteps To the hall and hut. Bp. Coxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
