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summer house

NOUN
hut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
box bungalow cabin chalet cot cottage hovel lean-to lodge shack shanty shed shelter
STRONG
cabana camp crib den dugout dump hutch pigeonhole rathole refuge tepee wigwam
WEAK
log house
NOUN
villa
Synonyms
STRONG
chateau manor mansion
WEAK
country house large house vacation home

Example Sentences

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Could this new husband choose to live in my mother’s summer house for the rest of his life?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“It’s a beautiful, old summer house, and that’s what it will be.”

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Robert and Patricia Lloyd were found in their summer house in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, at 23:00 BST on 1 June.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

"I'm getting prepared in case I get a chance to visit my house and get some of my belongings," said Birgisdottir, who has moved to a summer house with her family.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023

They named it the Mercury Theatre, inspired by a copy of The American Mercury magazine lying around Welles’s rented summer house.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow