shack has definitions from the field of housing
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[ noun ] (housing) small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Synonyms

hut shanty hutch hovel

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

He had caught her coming_out of the shack .

Related terms

shelter igloo mudhif dwell

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21894
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[ verb ] (housing) make one's home or live in

Examples

"There are only 250,000 people in Iceland" "I live in a 200-year old house" "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted" "The plains are sparsely populated"

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[ verb ] to walk or proceed draggingly, slowly

Synonyms

trudge trail

Examples

: "Snow buried the streets and covered the slanting rooftops, as John trudged toward St. Peter's."

Related terms

travel dawdler

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