| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shelter |
| Synonyms: | addition, hut, penthouse, shack, shanty, shed |
| Main Entry: | cottage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny house; lodging |
| Synonyms: | box, bungalow, cabana, cabin, caboose, camp, carriage house, chalet, cot, home, hut, lean-to, lodge, ranch, shack, shanty, small house |
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | human habitat |
| Synonyms: | abode, apartment, box*, building, bullpen, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, coop, crash pad, crib*, cubbyhole, den, diggings, digs, domicile, dump*, dwelling, edifice, flat, flophouse, habitation, hole in the wall, home, home plate, homestead, joint, kennel, layout, lean-to, mansion, pad, pied-à-terre, pigpen, pigsty, rack, residence, residency, roof, roost, setup, shack, shanty, turf* |
| Notes: | a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
| Main Entry: | hovel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny unkempt house |
| Synonyms: | burrow, cabin, cottage, den, dump*, hole*, hut, hutch, lean-to, pigpen, pigsty, rathole, rattrap, shack, shanty, shed, stall, sty |
| Main Entry: | hut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny, often roughly built, house |
| Synonyms: | box*, bungalow, cabana, cabin, camp, chalet, cot, cottage, crib*, den, dugout, dump*, hovel, hutch, lean-to, lodge, log house, pigeonhole, rathole, refuge, shack, shanty, shed, shelter, summer house, tepee, wigwam |
| Main Entry: | shack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shanty |
| Synonyms: | cabin, camp, cottage, hut, lean-to, shed, shelter, small house, tiny house |
| Main Entry: | shanty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shack |
| Synonyms: | cabin, camp, cottage, hut, lean-to, shed, shelter, small house, tiny house |