🛖shack

Meaning

a small, roughly built house or hut, often poor or temporary

a small, crudely built dwelling; a poorly constructed building

Example Sentences

They spent the weekend in a small wooden shack by the river.

The fisherman lived in a small shack near the beach.

Example Expressions

shack up

Synonyms

hut, cabin, shanty, hutment, hovel

Entry 1

hut, cabin, shanty, hutment, hovel

Entry 2

hut, cabin, hovel, shanty

Antonyms

mansion, villa, palace, estate

Entry 1

mansion, villa, palace

Entry 2

mansion, palace, villa, estate

Collocations

wooden shack, tin-roofed shack, beach shack, rundown shack, shack by the river, old shack

Entry 1

wooden shack, tin-roofed shack, beach shack, rundown shack, shack by the river

Entry 2

beach shack, wooden shack, old shack