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View usage for: (ʃænti) Word forms: plural shanties1. countable nounA shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong. 2. countable nounA shanty is a song which sailors used to sing while they were doing work on a ship. ...one of my father's favourite sea-shanties. Synonyms: song, song, air, tune More Synonyms of shanty More Synonyms of shanty shanty in British English 1 (ˈʃæntɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling 2. Australian and New Zealand a public house, esp an unlicensed one 3. (formerly, in Canada)a. a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp Word origin C19: from Canadian French chantier cabin built in a lumber camp, from Old French gantier gantryshanty in British English 2 or shantey (ˈʃæntɪ), US chanty or chantey (ˈʃæntɪ, ˈtʃæn-) nounWord forms: plural -ties or -teysa song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work Word origin C19: from French chanter to sing; see chantshanty in American English 1 (ˈʃænti) US nounWord forms: plural ˈshanties a small, shabby dwelling; shack; hut Word origin < CdnFr chantier, workshop, applied to lumberers' living quarters < OFr: see gantry shanty in American English 2 (ˈʃænti; ˈʃɑnti) nounWord forms: plural ˈshanties Examples of 'shanty' in a sentenceshanty One quarter of the population lives in shanty towns.They are followed into the ramshackle shanty town by the regular military police.The worst troubled flared around the shanty town 's makeshift mosque.A key change on a sea shanty prompted no end of joking.The battle takes place in the alleys and rooftops of the shanty town, so you can be attacked from any angle.The buildings are a disgrace, a shanty town slum, officially not fit for purpose. Word lists withshanty homeBritish English: shanty NOUN A shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong. - American English: shanty
- Brazilian Portuguese: choupana
- Chinese: 简陋的小屋
- European Spanish: chabola
- French: baraque
- German: Hütte
- Italian: baracca
- Japanese: 掘っ立て小屋
- Korean: 판잣집
- European Portuguese: choupana
- Latin American Spanish: barrio pobre
Definition a small rough hut a young population in urban slums and shanties Synonyms lean-to shiel (Scottish) bothy (Scottish) shieling (Scottish) Definition a rhythmic song originally sung by sailors when working one of my father's favourite sea shanties Synonyms ditty waiata (New Zealand) Additional synonymsDefinition a simple tune an old Irish air Synonyms tune, song, theme, melody, strain, lay, ariaDefinition a slow sentimental song one of the most beautiful ballads he ever wrote Synonyms song, saga, ditty, folk song, canzone Definition 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) - shamefaced
- shameful
- shameless
- shanty
- shape
- shape up
- shaped
Additional synonymsDefinition a rhythmic or repetitious slogan repeated over and over, usually by more than one person They taunted their rivals with the chant, `You're not singing any more.' Synonyms cry, call, song, shout, sloganDefinition 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) Definition a small house or shelter a mud hut with no electricity, gas, or running water Synonyms cabin, shack, shanty, hovel, whare (New Zealand) Definition a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint Readings were accompanied by an old Irish hymn. Synonyms religious song, song of praise, carol, chant, anthem, psalm, paean, canticle, doxology Definition a small, roughly made building used for storing garden tools, etc. a garden shed Synonyms hut, shack, lean-to, outhouse, potting shed, lockup, bothy (Scottish), whare (New Zealand) Definition a melody, esp. one for which harmony is not essential She was humming a merry little tune. Synonyms melody, air, song, theme, strain(s), motif, jingle, ditty, choon (slang), melody line |