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hut  (ht)
n.
1. A crude or makeshift dwelling or shelter; a shack.
2. A temporary structure for sheltering troops.
tr. & intr.v. hut·ted, hut·ting, huts
To shelter or take shelter in a hut.

[French hutte, of Germanic origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

hut [hʌt]
n
1. a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
the Austral (on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc.
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) NZ a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc.
vb
to furnish with or live in a hut
[from French hutte, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hutta a crude dwelling]
hutlike  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.huthut - temporary military shelter          
Nissen hut, Quonset hut - a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section
shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.huthut - small crude shelter used as a dwelling
igloo, iglu - an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
mudhif - a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained
shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

hut
noun
1. cabin, shack, shanty, hovel a mud hut with no electricity, gas, or running water
2. shed, outhouse, lean-to, lockup Never leave a garage or garden hut unlocked.
Translations
hut [hʌt] N (= shed) → cobertizo m; (= small house) → cabaña f; (= hovel) → barraca f, choza f (Mil) → barracón m, barraca f
mountain hutalbergue m de montaña

hut [ˈhʌt] n
(= shed) → cabane f
(= dwelling) → hutte f

hut
nHütte f; (Mil) → Baracke f

hut [hʌt] n (primitive dwelling) → capanna; (in mountains) → baita, rifugio (Mil) → baracca; (shed) → capanno
hut [hʌt] n (primitive dwelling) → capanna; (in mountains) → baita, rifugio (Mil) → baracca; (shed) → capanno

hut
n hut [hat]
a small house or shelter, usually made of wood. hut كوخ، مأوى خَشَبي колиба chata hytte; barak die Hütte καλύβι cabaña onn كلبه maja hutte צְרִיף झोंपड़ी, छोटा घर kolib(ic)a, stracara kunyhó gubuk kofi capanna 小屋 오두막, 방갈로 trobelė būda pondok hut koie, skur chata, szałas cabana colibă хижина chata koliba koliba hydda, koja กระท่อม kulübe 小屋,小木屋 халупа; барак جھونپڑی túp lều

hut كوخ للسكن بصفة مستمرة bouda hytte Hütte καλύβα cabaña maja hutte koliba capanna 小屋 오두막 hut hytte chata cabana хижина hydda กระท่อม kulübe túp lều 小屋


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Bertha Kircher found herself alone in a small hut to the palisade at the far end of the village street, and though she was neither bound nor guarded, she was assured by Usanga that she could not escape the village without running into almost certain death in the jungle, which the villagers assured them was infested by lions of great size and ferocity.
Armed men rushed from the interior of many a hut and raced madly across the clearing toward the excited sentry.
He declared that he had not seen him, and yet pointed, all the time he was speaking, to the hut where the Fox lay hidden.
 
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