shack

shack

noun \ˈshak\

Definition of SHACK

1

: hut, shanty

2

: a room or similar enclosed structure for a particular person or use <a guard shack>

Examples of SHACK

1. an old shack in the woods
2. <a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms>

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

Related Words: lean-to, shed; cot, cottage, lodge; cabana; bungalow, chalet; hogan, wickiup, wigwam; tent

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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