hut

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hut
    n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {hut}, {army hut}, {field
         hut}]
    2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hut},
       {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hut \Hut\, n. [OE. hotte; akin to D. hut, G. h["u]tte, OHG.
   hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; and F. hutte, of G. origin; all
   akin to E. hide to conceal. See {Hude} to conceal.]
   A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a
   slightly built or temporary structure.
   [1913 Webster]

         Death comes on with equal footsteps
         To the hall and hut.                     --Bp. Coxe.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), interj.
   A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during
   marching; used identically to {hut} and {hup}.
   [PJC]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "hut":
      Nissen hut, Quonset hut, bestow, billet, board, booth, box, camp,
      chalet, cot, cottage, crib, dacha, domicile, entertain, gatehouse,
      hovel, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, lodge, outbuilding, outhouse,
      pavilion, quarter, room, roost, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed,
      stall, tollbooth, tollhouse
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