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- Dictionaryhovel/ˈhɒvl/
noun
- 1. a small squalid or simply constructed dwelling: "people were living in rat-infested hovels"
- 2. a conical building enclosing a kiln. historical
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a small home that is dirty and in bad condition. Synonyms. shack. shanty. Compare. hut noun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Houses & homes. A-frame. ADU. affordable housing. almshouse. apartment. dormitory. dosshouse. dower house. duplex. efficiency. Nissen hut. non-housing. old people's home. palace. palazzo. town house. townhouse.
a small home that is dirty and in bad condition. Synonyms. shack. shanty. Compare. hut noun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Houses & homes. A-frame. ADU. affordable housing. almshouse. apartment. dormitory. dosshouse. dower house. duplex. Nissen hut. non-housing. old people's home. palace. palazzo. town house. townhouse. tract house.
a house or room that is not fit to live in because it is dirty or in very bad condition Your house is a miserable hovel compared with my palace.
1. : an open shed or shelter. 2. religion : tabernacle. 3. : a small, wretched, and often dirty house : hut. Synonyms. cabin. camp. hooch [ slang] hootch. hutch. hutment. shack. shanty. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hovel in a Sentence. refugees living in crowded hovels.
Hovel definition: a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.. See examples of HOVEL used in a sentence.
A hovel is a small shed or dwelling, often messy, cramped, and crudely built, such as a shelter in a refugee camp — or possibly your apartment if you have too much stuff and not enough time to clean.
1. a small, very humble dwelling. 2. any dirty, disorganized dwelling. 3. an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools. v.t. 4. to shelter or lodge as in a hovel. [1375–1425; of uncertain orig.]
noun. 1. a low, open shed as for sheltering animals or storing supplies or equipment. 2. any small, miserable dwelling; hut.
hovel meaning, definition, what is hovel: a small dirty place where someone lives,...: Learn more.
Jun 9, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] hovel (plural hovels) An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. ( derogatory) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut . Synonyms: shack, shanty. In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped. Translations. [ edit] ± open shed.
