hut

Everyday

A small, simple building, often made of wood, mud or metal, used for shelter or storage. tree →

In the lessons

In history and geography lessons people in the past or in some places today live in huts of mud, straw or wood. In everyday life: «a beach hut», «a garden hut», «a ski hut», «a mountain hut» for walkers. In stories a hut is a poor or lonely home, like a woodcutter's hut.

Examples

• The woodcutter lived in a small hut in the forest. tree →
• We sheltered from the rain in a mountain hut. tree →
• Stone Age people built huts from wood and animal skins. tree →
• Our family rents a beach hut in the summer. tree →
• The tools are kept in a hut at the end of the garden. tree →
• The hut had one room and a tiny window. tree →
• Soon the straw hut was ready. tree →

Note

Countable: a hut, huts. A hut is smaller and simpler than a house or cabin. Do not confuse with «hat» (something you wear) — only one vowel is different.