as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Recent Examples of shack
The area had featured multiple shacks built out of wood and tarps.
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Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
At the end of the day’s shift, the workers, mostly Latino, passed an Army Corps of Engineers barge, under repair just behind the shipyard’s security guard shack, in groups and pairs to reach cars in the muddy parking lot.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Beyond a guard shack, a stream of pickup trucks buzz along a two-lane highway that fades into sagebrush.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
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In Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, owned by the Dutch, slave huts were built along the coast, on land not suitable for agriculture and easily damaged by storms.Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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But, instead, my son and I scramble up the ladder onto the hut roof and play games, project movies onto the wall.Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Humor — both black and camp — is the key here, unlike the often-leaden film which relied on special effects rather than a sharp script and knowing comic direction for its wow factor.Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The last time the act was invoked was during World War II, and it was used to place noncitizens from Japan, Germany and Italy in internment camps.Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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As expected, the passenger cabin mirrors the detail of the underpinnings.Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The four-seat cabin is covered in black from the floor to the headliner.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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