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small house

NOUN
cottage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bungalow cabin chalet home hut lean-to lodge ranch shack shanty
STRONG
box cabana caboose camp cot
WEAK
carriage house
NOUN
shack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cabin cottage hut lean-to shed shelter
STRONG
camp
WEAK
tiny house
NOUN
shanty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cabin cottage hut lean-to
STRONG
camp shed shelter
WEAK
tiny house

Example Sentences

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One small house with a sand-colored roof had a sign stuck in the grass toward the end of its long, winding driveway: “Immigrants are welcome here.”

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Dipak Magar, 39, is proud of the small house he has built on a bend of a rutted road.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

My parents rented a small house and we ended up being there for my whole childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

You don’t have to move to a condo; you could rent a small house in the area where you want to live.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

A small house sparrow came by, and she chased it.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George