shack

noun
UK: /ʃæk/
US: /ʃæk/

  1. A small, roughly built house or cabin, often in poor condition.

    1. They lived in a small shack by the river.
    2. The old fishing shack was barely standing after the storm, threatening to collapse into the sea.

  2. A roughly built or temporary dwelling or shelter.

    1. He built a shack to store his tools.
    2. During the music festival, many attendees constructed makeshift shacks for shelter from the elements.

Synonyms

hut cabin shed hovel
shack verb

  1. To live in a shack or similar poor dwelling.

    1. They shack up in an old cabin.
    2. During the gold rush, many prospectors were forced to shack up in rudimentary shelters due to lack of housing.

  2. To provide with shack or temporary housing.

    1. The refugees were shacked in abandoned buildings.
    2. The government attempted to shack the displaced populations in temporary camps after the natural disaster.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "shack" in English means: A small, roughly built house or cabin, often in poor condition., A roughly built or temporary dwelling or shelter..

The phonetic transcription of "shack" is /ʃæk/ in British English and /ʃæk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "shack": hut, cabin, shed, hovel.

Example usage of "shack": "They lived in a small shack by the river.". More examples on the page.