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Synonyms for cabin

Most common

cottage hut shack shanty cell pod cuddy

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Noun

1. Cottage — A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not…

cottage, hut, shack, shanty, shed, cot

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

    Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.

Forms

Plural
cabins → cottages, huts, shacks, shanties…

Example sentences

  • cottage The cottage looked as if nobody were living in it.
  • hut The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.
  • shack The last thing she should do is shack up with him.
  • shanty My brother built a new shanty for ice-fishing.
  • cell My uncle gave me a great deal on a new cell phone.
  • pod The twin sisters are alike as two peas in a pod.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cabinrising
cottagerising
hutrising
shackrising
shantysteady
cellsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hut1, pod1, cot1
4 letters
cell1, shed1
5 letters
shack1, cuddy2
6 letters
shanty2
7 letters
chamber2, cottage2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cuddy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cabane