Thesaurus results for LEAN-TO

lean-to

noun

Definition of lean-to

as in hut

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Recent Examples of lean-to Most of your driving will be on dirt roads, and your accommodations typically include a tent or lean-to. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026 Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off. — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026 Never has a restaurant’s name been so fitting as The Stand – a literal, wooden lean-to on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, complete with handwritten menu signs and a ceiling made of tarps. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 The former policy was the only compassionate response to unsanitary and unsafe lean-to and tents and other makeshift shelters illegally erected on public property such as parks or sidewalks or on empty lots. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lean-to

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean-to

Noun

Luwi’s father and uncle helped build him a house about thirty feet from Luwi’s family’s hut, in Waieti, a hamlet on a mountainside, more than five thousand feet high, with clouds pooling in the valleys below.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

Clean outdoor grills, burning off food particles and grease, and store them securely in a garage or shed.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
The Tafts have property insurance, which paid out after the Aspen Acres fire burned a barn and a work shed, Christine Taft said.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of shed

Noun

The bill will also allow restaurants to weatherproof and winterize their sheds and require restaurateurs to keep them from becoming trash- and pest-filled shanties.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Despite the upscale ambiance, the onboard vibe is breezy, with casual entertainment that includes a sea-shanty sing-along with the crew.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Definition of shanty

Noun

Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The figure of an older woman working alone in a forest hovel inevitably brings some kind of sorcery to mind, but Hjorth’s earlier novels haven’t made too much of the suggestion.

— Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of hovel

Noun

Instead of an ill-fitting concrete tower, the 185-room, adults-only property blends into the landscape as a series of standalone Caribbean-sytle cottages scattered across 30 acres of gorgeous coastline.

— Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Once a private family estate, the property is now a collection of guest suites and cottages.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cottage

Noun

At evacuation camps across Flores, children played under tarpaulin shelters while aid workers and volunteers provided psychosocial support alongside food and medical assistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Chiefs camp videos show that Mahomes has progressed since then.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026