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shack

noun \ˈshak\

: a small house or building that is not put together well

Full Definition of SHACK

1
:  hut, shanty
2
:  a room or similar enclosed structure for a particular person or use <a guard shack>
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Origin of SHACK

probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety
First Known Use: 1878

Related to SHACK

Synonyms
cabin, camp, hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, hutment, shanty

Rhymes with SHACK

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, sacque, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak
SHACK Defined for Kids

shack

noun \ˈshak\

Definition of SHACK for Kids

:  hut, shanty

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shack
  2. shack up
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