hut

[ huht ]

noun

1. a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.

   Synonyms: hovel, shed

2. a simple roofed shelter, often with one or two sides left open.
3. Military. a wooden or metal structure for the temporary housing of troops.

verb (used with object)

, hut·ted, hut·ting.

1. to furnish with a hut as temporary housing; billet.

verb (used without object)

, hut·ted, hut·ting.

1. to lodge or take a shelter in a hut.

hut

/ hʌt /

noun

1. a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal
2. the hut
   (on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc
3. a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc

verb

1. to furnish with or live in a hut

Derived Forms

• ˈhutˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• hutlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hut¹

1645–55; < French hutte < Frankish, cognate with Old Saxon hutta, Old High German hutt ( e ) a < West Germanic *hudjā; akin to hide ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hut¹

C17: from French hutte, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hutta a crude dwelling

Example Sentences

Nyeda lives near the state capital, Bentiu, in a reed hut squeezed into a camp housing 140,000 people who have fled conflict or the floods.

From BBC

According to Companies House, the Essex company is run by managing director Zivile Milusauskaite, and the firm still owns Sugar Hut.

From BBC

The bar still retained its magnetic pull for celebrities though, hosting wrap parties for Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother and employing so-called "Sugar Hut Honeys" to pull the crowds in.

From BBC

But for others, the county's beating heart lies within the four walls of the Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood.

From BBC

Having opened on Brentwood High Street in 2004, it was six years before Sugar Hut shot to fame.

From BBC

Related Words

• box
• bungalow
• cabin
• chalet
• cot
• cottage
• hovel
• lean-to
• lodge
• shack
• shanty
• shed
• shelter
• summer house