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hut
[ huht ]
noun
- a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
Synonyms: ,
- a simple roofed shelter, often with one or two sides left open.
- Military. a wooden or metal structure for the temporary housing of troops.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a hut as temporary housing; billet.
verb (used without object)
- to lodge or take a shelter in a hut.
hut
/ ʌ /
noun
- a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal
- the hut(on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc
- a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc
verb
- to furnish with or live in a hut
Derived Forms
- ˈܳˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܳl adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hut1
Example Sentences
Joined by a lyrical harmonica and Caton’s vocals, it’s music that almost lets the audience smell the cotton fields and country roads and smoke-filled hoodoo huts.
Today, the radar dishes are gone, the bombers no longer thunder overhead, and the tin hut stands abandoned.
Gibbs said he was at Camp Fuji in Japan 1979 when a fuel leak caught fire and wind-driven flames roared through the camp, burning more than a dozen huts where Marines slept, killing 13.
She was staying in a beach hut with an Australian friend and they went to a nearby village to celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival.
The Liverpool John Moores University student had been staying in a beach hut with an Australian friend.
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