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Noun
S:
(n)
hovel
,
hut
,
hutch
,
shack
,
shanty
(small crude shelter used as a dwelling)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
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sister term
S:
(n)
shelter
(a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
S:
(n)
cookhouse
(a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking)
"the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"
S:
(n)
dugout
(either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game)
S:
(n)
fallout shelter
(a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb)
S:
(n)
haven
,
oasis
(a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary)
S:
(n)
hovel
,
hut
,
hutch
,
shack
,
shanty
(small crude shelter used as a dwelling)
S:
(n)
hut
,
army hut
,
field hut
(temporary military shelter)
S:
(n)
loft
,
pigeon loft
(a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept)
S:
(n)
mantelet
,
mantlet
(portable bulletproof shelter)
S:
(n)
refuge
,
sanctuary
,
asylum
(a shelter from danger or hardship)
S:
(n)
sconce
(a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather)
S:
(n)
storm cellar
,
cyclone cellar
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tornado cellar
(an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes)
S:
(n)
tent
,
collapsible shelter
(a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs))
"he pitched his tent near the creek"
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
chantey
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chanty
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sea chantey
,
shanty
(a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors)