hutch
- noun
- /hʌtʃ/
- UK
:
choza
- The bus heaved up to the point of a curve where a thicket of crosses surrounded a hutch of raw cement.
Examples
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They'd taken him to the half-ruined hut where the rabbits used to have their hutch, a makeshift affair of plywood and concrete blocks built in the lee of an old car.
Fiction book (1994) -
She sat in the pygmy's hutch, eating nothing, her round eyes milky with thirst.
Fiction book (1993) -
# # Run, run, run rabbit # # Run away # # Run, run, rabbit # # Run away # # Let me get it, I know what to do # # Run, run, rabbit # # Run away # # A child so pure # # Dyin' in the clutch # # A child so pure # # Down in the hutch # # Run, run, rabbit # # Run away.
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The children built a small hutch in the backyard to keep their pet rabbit safe.
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After the storm, they found a temporary hutch made of branches to use for shelter.
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He discovered a makeshift hutch that provided a cozy place to rest during his hike.
Synonyms
344
1.1
A building that gives temporary housing and protection for homeless people
217
1.0
A small simple building where people live or stay
131
1.8
A small rough shelter made from wood and metal scraps
22
6.8
A small rough shelter made from old boards and metal
14
7.1
A small simple house that is dirty and not good to live in
5
9.2
A small simple shelter where soldiers sleep
A small temporary building where soldiers sleep and live during training or war
A small temporary shelter soldiers use while in the field
A small simple cabin used for guests or camping
Compounds
How Makeshift
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hutch can also mean a small, crude shelter; a helpful way to remember this is to see it like hut (a simple house) or a little 'box' used for living, which is why the word can mean a makeshift home.