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hovel - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hovel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny unkempt house |
| Synonyms: | burrow, cabin, cottage, den, dump*, hole*, hut, hutch, lean-to, pigpen*, shack, shanty, shed, stall, sty*, pigsty, rathole, rattrap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | burrow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hole dug by animal |
| Synonyms: | couch, den, hovel, lair, retreat, shelter, tunnel |
| Main Entry: | cabin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny house; lodging |
| Synonyms: | berth, box, camp, chalet, compartment, cot, cottage, crib, home, hovel, hut, lodge, quarters, room, shack, shanty, shed, shelter, caboose, deckhouse, log house |
| Main Entry: | hut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny, often roughly built, house |
| Synonyms: | box*, cabin, camp, chalet, cot, cottage, crib*, den, dugout, dump*, hovel*, hutch, lean-to, lodge, pigeonhole*, refuge, shack, shanty, shed, shelter, wigwam, bungalow, cabana, log house, rathole, summer house, tepee |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening in a solid object |
| Synonyms: | aperture, breach, break, burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, chasm, chink, cistern, cleft, covert, crack, cranny, crater, cut, den, dent, depression, dimple, dip, excavation, fissure, fracture, gap, gash, gorge, hollow, hovel, lacuna, lair, leak, mouth, nest, niche, nick, notch, orifice, outlet, passage, peephole, pit, pocket, pockmark, puncture, rent, retreat, scoop, shaft, shelter, space, split, tear, tunnel, vacuity, vent, void, window, eyelet, foramen, keyhole, perforation |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided |
| Antonyms: | closure, solid |
| Main Entry: | dump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slummy establishment |
| Synonyms: | hole, hovel, joint*, mess*, pigpen*, shack, shanty, slum, sty, pigsty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pigpen |
| Part of Speech: | noun2 |
| Definition: | a messy place |
| Synonyms: | disaster area, dump, hovel, mess |
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