wickiup

noun

Definition of wickiupnext
as in wigwam

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Recent Examples of wickiup Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun. — Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickiup
  1. wigwam
  2. hut
  3. shack
  4. hogan
  5. shanty
  6. hovel
  7. shed
  8. camp
Noun
  • This could be an A-frame structure of bamboo canes or wigwams.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Definition of wigwam
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
  • Outings to island seafood shacks and floating bar boats become lazy daylong excursions.
    — Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Its first location was in a small shack on 92nd Street and Western Avenue.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of shack
Noun
  • This is a hogan, a traditional Diné wooden dwelling that has a hole in the side.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Stay in a Sustainable Navajo Hogan For an experience unlike any other, book a stay in a hogan at Shash Diné EcoRetreat, a Native American off-the-grid glamping retreat on a private ranch on the Navajo Nation.
    — Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of hogan
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
  • Move them to an unheated garage or shed, which will allow the plants to enter a dormancy stage.
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The homicide happened in front of Stewart's home on Francis Court, where neighbor Galina Pasternak said Stewart had been building a shed when the suspect attacked him.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of shed
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
Definition of camp

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“Wickiup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickiup. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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