Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crude or makeshift dwelling or shelter; a shack.
- noun A temporary structure for sheltering troops.
- transitive & intransitive verb To shelter or take shelter in a hut.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To place in a hut or in huts: as, to
hut troops in winter quarters. - To lodge in a hut or in huts.
- noun A small or humble house; a hovel or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling.
- noun Milit., a rude wooden structure for the temporary housing of troops, as during a winter. Some military huts are large enough to house a hundred men.
- noun The back end or body of the breech-pin of a musket.
- noun A clod.
- noun The cottage of an Australian shepherd, sheep-shearer, or miner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a small wooden
shed - noun a primitive
dwelling - verb rare, archaic, transitive to put into a hut
- verb rare, archaic, intransitive to take shelter in a hut
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- noun temporary military shelter
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The shape of the hut is also energy - and resource-efficient, all cozy details that make it a prime location for late-night sleeping-bag storytelling.
Coco Hut: An Outdoor Shed Made of Scrap Wood | Inhabitat 2009
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Mr. Glenthorpe seemed very pleased with his interest, and told him about a valuable discovery made in a field near what he called the hut circles.
The Shrieking Pit 1907
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On the floor of the hut is a heap of fine twisting tree-roots which she brought from the forest yesterday; and under the shadow of her grassy roof she sits before the door weaving them into strong, neat baskets, like the one in which the men carried their dinner when they went to hunt.
The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air 1888
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Now at my age and disabilities i must hut from a stand,.
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Now at my age and disabilities i must hut from a stand,.
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From Morskie Oko (there is a nice but overcrowded mountain hut over there) you can go higher (red trail all the time) to Czarny Staw lake.
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The hut is 3 meters by 3 meters (10 by 10 feet) in size, the walls are made of concrete, the roof is corrugated sheet metal, and the sparse furnishings include a bed and an oil lamp.
Young African Football Players Are a Hot Commodity in Europe | Impact Lab 2010
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Now at my age and disabilities i must hut from a stand,.
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The actual hut is a complete wreck and is only meant for porters, but it is a good campsite with a toilet and stream nearby.
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From Morskie Oko (there is a nice but overcrowded mountain hut over there) you can go higher (red trail all the time) to Czarny Staw lake.
hernesheir commented on the word hut
A fat overgrown person; also, one who is indolent and inactive; as, a lazy hut. A slattern.
June 25, 2011