noun Download 🔗Share A roughly-built hut or cabin. Examples : "The homeless man lived in a small shanty made of cardboard and scrap metal near the river. " architecture building property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned. Examples : "The family built a small shanty out of salvaged wood to shelter themselves during the storm. " property architecture building place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unlicensed pub. Examples : "After school, my friend went to the shanty for a pint of beer. " drink entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inhabit a shanty. Examples : "The family shantyed in a small, temporary cabin while waiting for their new house to be built. " property building place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent. Examples : "That neighborhood is full of shanty Irishmen." property society condition attitude character negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work. Examples : "The sailors hummed a lively shanty as they hauled the heavy cargo. " music nautical sailing work tradition entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Jaunty; showy. Examples : "The little girl wore a shanty, bright-colored dress to the school talent show. " appearance style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading