shack
Tumbledown wooden dwelling
A shack is a small, crudely built dwelling—typically rundown or makeshift: They lived in a shack at the edge of town.
The word suggests poverty or improvisation.
To shack up is to live together, especially as an unmarried couple: They've been shacking up for a year now.
Small crude dwelling
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- hovelWretched small dwelling
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
- shedCast off naturally
cottage · bungalow · shelter · abode · quarters · lodging · homestead · outbuilding
Impoverished urban district
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
rundown · decrepit · impoverished · makeshift · corrugated · clapboard · tarpaper · subsistence
Temporary, improvised substitute
- impermanentNot meant to last
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
rickety · flimsy · stopgap · thrown-together · improvised · jury-rigged · crude · rough
Secluded place of refuge
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
haven · getaway · hideout · bolthole · escape · isolation · solitude · privacy
Family farm and dwelling
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- woodenMade from timber
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
barn · rural · frontier · pioneer · backwoods · hunting · fishing · trapper
Spiral hole-maker
- tip-upIce-fishing strike indicator
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
- sledRunner-based snow vehicle
- spudPotato, colloquially
skimmer · jigging · perch · walleye · bluegill · crappie · heater · hole
hut
Small crude dwelling
shed · cottage · bungalow · shelter · abode · quarters · lodging · homestead · outbuilding · dugout
slum
Impoverished urban district
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
dilapidated · rundown · decrepit · impoverished · makeshift · corrugated · clapboard · tarpaper · subsistence · hardship
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- impermanentNot meant to last
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
cobbled · rickety · flimsy · stopgap · thrown-together · improvised · jury-rigged · crude · rough · temporary
hideaway
Secluded place of refuge
sanctuary · haven · getaway · hideout · bolthole · escape · isolation · solitude · privacy · recluse
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- woodenMade from timber
farmhouse · barn · rural · frontier · pioneer · backwoods · hunting · fishing · trapper · woodsman
auger
Spiral hole-maker
spud · skimmer · jigging · perch · walleye · bluegill · crappie · heater · hole · portable
cohabitation
Dwelling together unmarried
live-in · lover · partner · arrangement · domestic · unmarried · common-law · together
- hutsbeach hut, grass hut, mud hut, straw hut, thatched hut
- outdoor shelterstent, lean-to, gazebo, pavilion, cabana
- rural homesfarmhouse, log cabin, country cottage, cottage, cabin
- small dwellingstiny house, tiny home, tiny homes, tiny houses, micro apartment
- rundown buildingshovel, ruin, abandoned building
- rustic homeslog cabin, log cabins, cabin, cabins, cottage
shackfortress
Heavily defended military structure
stronghold · bunker · citadel · brick house · edifice
- shack upLive together romantically, unwed
- shacked upLiving together unmarried
- sugar shackMaple syrup production building
- sea shantySailors' coordinating work song
- shacking upLiving together unmarried
- love shackIntimate retreat spot
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