as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Recent Examples of shack
The Hualalai Trading Company is a coffee and snack shack with breakfast burritos and smoothies adjacent to the fitness center.
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Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar 123 NE 20th Ave., Deerfield Beach
Sometime later this summer, the former Bru’s Room near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier will turn into a casual oyster bar and sporty seafood shack.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Given Freudenberger’s expertise transforming everything from ski chalets to surf shacks, the project felt destined to be.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
In addition to the shacks at Sea Hag Marina, find our top picks below.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar 123 NE 20th Ave., Deerfield Beach
Sometime later this summer, the former Bru’s Room near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier will turn into a casual oyster bar and sporty seafood shack.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Given Freudenberger’s expertise transforming everything from ski chalets to surf shacks, the project felt destined to be.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
In addition to the shacks at Sea Hag Marina, find our top picks below.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shack
Noun
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The whole thing creates a languorous atmosphere during the day, when the most action you might be seduced to take on is the walk to the massage hut for a tension-relieving rubdown.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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And women peering out of small wooden huts in epic Arctic wildernesses.—
James Rebanks
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The competition between Grayson Loftis (Duke), Conner Harrell (North Carolina), and Zack Wilcke (NW Mississippi) has continued through the summer and will retake center stage as camp begins.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Stutsman, a linebacker who played at Oklahoma, is in camp as an NFL rookie with the New Orleans Saints.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Joseph Eddy, the airline’s director of cabin and in-flight entertainment and connectivity, told me that Delta’s effort is still ongoing.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
25 July 2025
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The cabin, meanwhile, is outfitted with new multi-colored ambient LED lighting, a new low-profile shifter design, and a new steering wheel that incorporates two dedicated drive mode buttons and aluminum paddle shifters.—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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