Hut

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hut
       n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {army hut}, {field hut}]
       2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hutch},
           {shack}, {shanty}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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