huts

NOUN

tiny, often roughly built, house

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

cabana camp crib den dugout dump hutch pigeonhole rathole refuge tepee wigwam

WEAK

log house

Example Sentences

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The huts offer shelter in a landscape without trees or natural shade, and where the sun reflects harshly off the white salt crust.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

At the beginning of the war, I filmed brilliant young men tinkering in forest huts, using 3-D printers to build their first “birds of fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The huts are owned by the Truckee Donner Land Trust, which warns that the journey from the trailhead to the cabins takes several hours and passes through dangerous avalanche terrain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The park had snack huts, picnic tables, and a lake with a swimming area, but all were shut and there wasn’t a soul about.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson