noun Download 🔗Share An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. Examples : "During the harsh winter, the farmer moved his sheep into the hovel to protect them from the wind and snow. " architecture agriculture animal building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut. Examples : "The family lived in a small, damp hovel behind the school. " property architecture place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped. Examples : "The porcelain factory's hovel housed the kilns where the delicate pottery was fired. " architecture material building industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put in a hovel; to shelter. Examples : "When the storm started, the farmer had to hovel the sheep in the old barn for protection. " property building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top. Examples : "The carpenter hovelled the new fireplace, making the back and side walls taller to prevent smoke from escaping into the kitchen. " architecture building technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
