shack
/ʃæk/
noun
- A small, roughly built house or shelter, often made of wood or metal and in poor condition.
- The fisherman lived in a small shack by the river.
- They built a shack out of scrap wood for their camping trips.
- The old shack collapsed during the storm.
Antonyms
verb
- To live in a temporary or simple shelter, often in a rough or informal way.
- The hikers shacked under a tarp when the rain started.
- We shacked in a tiny cabin near the lake for the summer.
- After the earthquake, many families shacked in tents for weeks.