Dwelling and Shack

Dwelling

Dwelling noun - The place where one lives.

Usage example: the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

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Shack and dwelling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shack" instead a noun "Dwelling".

Nearby Words: dwell, dweller, dwelled

Shack noun - A small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling.

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Dwelling and shack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dwelling" instead a noun "Shack".

Nearby Words: shackled, shacking, shacked

average	average dwelling	average shack
simple	simple dwelling	simple shack
small	small dwelling	small shack
ugly	ugly dwelling	ugly shack
Other adjectives: strange, stereotypical.

He can beg an old, impoverished, shack-dwelling woman to teach him magic, and she agrees if he runs off to do some errands for her.

Source: Wisdom from the Gutter

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