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

Nyamumba Evelyne’s family moved into this settlement of six straw huts more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The backcountry ski trip to the Frog Lake huts is described by Blackbird Mountain Guides as a way to access “some of the best backcountry skiing terrain in North Lake Tahoe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

During one very hot summer the workmen’s huts caught fire and before it could be put out it had spread to the timber stacked nearby.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya