hut

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noun

1
: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
2
: a simple shelter from the elements
hut verb
used to mark a marching cadence

Examples of hut in a Sentence

Noun smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Noun
The park also operates several warming huts, which feature restrooms and may even have light snacks. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024 There’s a million ways to fill time, including paddleboards, kayaks, direct beach access, a tiki hut, and a pool table. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024 It’s got real deal European feel, with live entertainment, dozens of vendors, food and drink in wooden huts throughout the park, lots of goulash and sausage and pretzels and beer, with a mix of local and European craft vendors. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Under billows of pale grey rock, a neat little wooden sauna hut appears, as if out of a folktale, next to a subterranean lake of luminescent blue. Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hut 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French hutte, from Old French hute, from Old High German hutta hut; probably akin to Old English hȳd skin, hide

Interjection

probably alteration of hep entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hut was in 1655

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hut. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hut

noun
ˈhət
: a small and often temporary dwelling or shelter : shack

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