| Main Entry: | cabin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny house; lodging |
Synonyms: |
berth, box, caboose, camp, chalet, compartment, cot, cottage, crib, deckhouse, home, hovel, hut, lodge, log house, quarters, room, shack, shanty, shed, shelter |
| Main Entry: | cottage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny house; lodging |
Synonyms: |
box, bungalow, cabana, cabin, caboose, camp, carriage house, chalet, cot, home, hut, lean-to, lodge, ranch, shack, shanty, small house |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where a human lives |
Synonyms: |
abode, address, apartment, asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs, domicile, dormitory, dump*, dwelling, farm, fireside, flat, habitation, hangout, haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital, house, hut, joint*, living quarters, manor, mansion, nest*, orphanage, pad, palace, parking place, place, residence, resort, roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty, shelter, trailer, turf, villa, where the hat is |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
Antonyms: |
office |
| Main Entry: | hovel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny unkempt house |
Synonyms: |
burrow, cabin, cottage, den, dump*, hole*, hut, hutch, lean-to, pigpen, pigsty, rathole, rattrap, shack, shanty, shed, stall, sty |
| Main Entry: | hut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny, often roughly built, house |
Synonyms: |
box*, bungalow, cabana, cabin, camp, chalet, cot, cottage, crib*, den, dugout, dump*, hovel, hutch, lean-to, lodge, log house, pigeonhole, rathole, refuge, shack, shanty, shed, shelter, summer house, tepee, wigwam |
| Main Entry: | motel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | temporary, short-term residence, often for travelers |
Synonyms: |
cabin, court, hotel, inn, lodge, motor court, resort, roadhouse |
| Main Entry: | quarters |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place to live or sleep |
Synonyms: |
abode, accommodation, apartment, barracks, billet, cabin, cantonment, chambers, condo, cottage, digs, domicile, dorm, dwelling, flat, fraternity, habitat, habitation, home, house, lodge, lodging, place, post, ranch, residence, room, roost, shelter, sorority, station, tent |
| Main Entry: | room |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enclosed section of building designed for specific purpose |
Synonyms: |
accommodation, alcove, apartment, cabin, cave*, chamber, cubbyhole, cubicle, den, flat, flop, joint*, lodging, niche, office, setup, suite, turf, vault |
| Main Entry: | shack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shanty |
Synonyms: |
cabin, camp, cottage, hut, lean-to, shed, shelter, small house, tiny house |
| Main Entry: | shanty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shack |
Synonyms: |
cabin, camp, cottage, hut, lean-to, shed, shelter, small house, tiny house |