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hut
What does hut mean?
hut (noun): a small, simple one-story dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce hut?
/hʌt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hut come from?
From Middle English *hutte, hotte, from both Old English hōd and Old English hȳdan (“to hide”) and influenced by Anglo-Norman hute or hutte.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hut?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hut” mean?
traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease
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an activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal
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a small, simple one-story dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials
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a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
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Which word is closest in meaning to “hut”?
shack
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place
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night
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today
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