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
   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

Glacier is one of the few parks in the country with fully operational mountain huts dating back to 1913.

From Outside Online

While there are no chairlifts—everything is human-powered—Bluebird provides ski patrol, guides, gear rentals and lessons, a lodge and warming hut, and avalanche courses.

From Outside Online

Buy now I always have at least two pairs of gloves with me while winter camping, whether I’m headed to a backcountry ski hut or car camping in the desert.

From Outside Online

Instead, the movie showcased Native islanders living in ancient huts that are, in reality, historically preserved tourist attractions.

From Vox

Blizzards are a classic example of too much of a good thing, too fast, causing visibility issues that can create problems when skiers try to get back to their car or hut from the backcountry.

From Outside Online

Sputtering, I manage a few “hut-hut-huts” with the other students.

From The Daily Beast

Surrounded by family and friends, he sat shirtless and motionless leaning forward in a chair on the dirt in front of his hut.

From The Daily Beast

On every trip to a village, a hospital, a hut, Breman and the others carried an invisible burden: they could be next.

From The Daily Beast

In a dim backroom of a mud hut in Save, 82-year-old Teresa Nyirabutunda sits propped upright in bed by her daughter, Francine.

From The Daily Beast

We shot it in Belfast at a legit hut on location rather than a studio.

From The Daily Beast

To advance in such circumstances was out of the question, he therefore set about building a miniature hut of snow.

From Project Gutenberg

The hut was barely high enough to let him sit up, and long enough to let him lie down—not to stretch out.

From Project Gutenberg

The foster-child remained behind to share the hut of the political exile.

From Project Gutenberg

It was only a hut of rough boards, carelessly knocked together for a shepherd's temporary home.

From Project Gutenberg

Aunt Ri, at her best estate, had never possessed a room which had the expression of this poor little mud hut of Ramona's.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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