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hovel

noun
/ˈhʌvəl/

Meaning

a small, poorly built, and dirty house

Example Sentences

The refugees lived in a makeshift hovel.

Synonyms

shack, hut, slum, shanty, shed

Antonyms

mansion, palace

Collocations

dirty hovel, miserable hovel, tiny hovel

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