as in huts
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 shacks
Stroll through its 52-block historic district dotted with Victorian mansions, legendary seafood shacks, and an arts scene that far exceeds expectations for a small town.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Once our fishing guide, Scott Allen, pulled up, the three of us climbed into his ATV to head to one of his six shacks on the frozen inlet.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
When Evelyn Nakano Glenn was a year old, she and her parents were forced out of their home in San Francisco and sent to a dusty, dry collection of tarpaper shacks with no insulation in the Gila River Indian Community's Sonoran Desert homelands about 30 miles southeast of Phoenix.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Once a week, according to residents, a black Dodge truck with tinted windows pulled up to a tent on the edge of the community, a dense maze of tiny shacks connected by muddy paths, slick from the persistent summer rain.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
And while anglers aren't out fishing in heated ice houses or mobile shacks, the surrounding area has plenty of entertainment, the list noted.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While locals may swear by roadside lobster shacks, there’s nothing wrong with splurging on the best seafood in town.
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
Beyond these road trips, there are plenty of amazing ways to explore the country by car from eating your way across North Carolina and South Carolina to taking in the breathtaking views along California's Pacific Coast, and even hopping between lobster shacks in Maine.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Once our fishing guide, Scott Allen, pulled up, the three of us climbed into his ATV to head to one of his six shacks on the frozen inlet.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
When Evelyn Nakano Glenn was a year old, she and her parents were forced out of their home in San Francisco and sent to a dusty, dry collection of tarpaper shacks with no insulation in the Gila River Indian Community's Sonoran Desert homelands about 30 miles southeast of Phoenix.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Once a week, according to residents, a black Dodge truck with tinted windows pulled up to a tent on the edge of the community, a dense maze of tiny shacks connected by muddy paths, slick from the persistent summer rain.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
And while anglers aren't out fishing in heated ice houses or mobile shacks, the surrounding area has plenty of entertainment, the list noted.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While locals may swear by roadside lobster shacks, there’s nothing wrong with splurging on the best seafood in town.
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
Beyond these road trips, there are plenty of amazing ways to explore the country by car from eating your way across North Carolina and South Carolina to taking in the breathtaking views along California's Pacific Coast, and even hopping between lobster shacks in Maine.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shacks
Noun
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On Tuesday, those guides led the group out of the huts with urgency.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Most ski-touring lodges are no-frills huts that cater to hardy mountaineers who’d balk at the idea of taking a gondola or a lift.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet this was a shared experience, somehow, not two camps pitted against each other.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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These were dry-out addiction treatment camps, where Krebs was responsible for keeping clients alive and sober while teaching them to be tenacious.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Today, campers can stay in tents, RVs or cabins right along the north riverbank and visit the on-site Oregon Trail History and Education Center.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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The owners have a few rental cabins, too, for people who want to fish in Lake Washington, an oxbow of the Mississippi River.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Shacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shacks. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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