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View usage for: (ʃæk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense shacks, present participle shacking, past tense shackedcountable nounA shack is a simple hut built from tin, wood, or other materials. Synonyms: hut, cabin, shanty, lean-to More Synonyms of shack Phrasal verbs: See shack up shack in British English 1 (ʃæk) noun2. South Africa temporary accommodation put together by squatters Word origin C19: perhaps from dialect shackly ramshackle, from dialect shack to shake shack in British English 2 (ʃæk) verb English Midlands dialect to evade (work or responsibility) shack in American English (ʃæk) US noun a small house or cabin that is crudely built and furnished; shanty Word origin < ? AmSp jacal < Nahuatl xacalli, wooden hut Examples of 'shack' in a sentenceshack All the little shacks had been destroyed.En route we pass a number of wooden shacks.They sleep alongside other workers in tin shacks on the site.Some build makeshift shacks out of cardboard.We arrived at a small shack on the farthest reaches of the camp.On the road we had huge meals at roadside tin shacks run by plump maidens.Home is a tin shack with no plumbing.Wearing bikinis and swim shorts they huddled into a wooden shack to look at pictures of themselves on the ride.Obviously, they were heading for the love shack.We stayed in a tiny little wooden shack in the jungle, and it really was perfect.Round the back, in its own little shack.Mostly the chip sellers have abandoned their wooden shacks and moved into cafés where it is easier to meet health and safety regulations.The next battle will be to get inside the small wooden shack that serves as the check-in counter.Any resourceful artist could find himself a little shack to live and work in, and they did.A tiny shack sold fluffy seal toys on behalf of the trust.I walk a few hundred paces from the house to my wood shack each day and it is transformational.He went on to build holiday shacks around the house, and the place became a kind of louche designer commune.We returned to the car and drove down the narrow road to the base of the mountainand the small brick guard shack that protects the monastery.We love the beach shack, which gets back to basics on a secretive, sandy beach.Cheap and cheerful in a neighbourhood that's full of life, with ramshackle old rum shacks and popular picnic areas.I set out to build the shack myself, to my wife's horror.THIS little wooden beach shack is a real hut property - as it costs a whopping 70,000.The wooden hut was secluded and cosy enough to act as a love shack - but we had the feeling we wouldn't be invited. Word lists withshack homeBritish English: shack NOUN A shack is a simple hut built from tin, wood, or other materials. ...a wooden shack. - American English: shack
- Brazilian Portuguese: choupana
- Chinese: 简易的棚屋
- European Spanish: choza
- French: hutte
- German: Hütte
- Italian: baracca
- Japanese: 掘っ立て小屋
- Korean: 판잣집
- European Portuguese: choupana
- Latin American Spanish: choza
Chinese translation of 'shack'Definition a roughly built hut a nice shack in shanty town Synonyms lean-to shiel (Scottish) shieling (Scottish) whare (New Zealand) phrasal verbSee shack up with someoneAdditional synonymsDefinition a small simple dwelling a log cabin in the woods Synonyms hut, shed, cottage, lodge, cot (archaic), shack, chalet, crib, shanty, hovel, bothy, whare (New Zealand) Definition a dirty, unattractive place `What a dump!' she said. Synonyms pigsty, hole (informal), joint (slang), slum, shack, shanty, hovelDefinition a small house or hut that is dirty or badly in need of repair They lived in a squalid hovel for the next five years. Synonyms hut, hole, shed, cabin, den, slum, shack, shanty, whare (New Zealand) - sexuality
- sexy
- shabby
- shack
- shack up with someone
- shackle
- shade
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