hovel (Meaning)
hovel (n)
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hovel (n.)
An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
hovel (v. t.)
To put in a hovel; to shelter.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hovel
hovel Sentence Examples
- The desolate hovel stood forlornly amidst the towering buildings, a testament to forgotten times.
- In the squalid hovel, the stench of poverty permeated every crevice, suffocating its occupants.
- The crumbling facade of the hovel hinted at the desperate lives hidden within its crumbling walls.
- Rats scurried through the dilapidated hovel, a grim reminder of the filth and decay that prevailed.
- The aging couple clung to their meager existence in the hovel, their spirits broken by years of hardship.
- The authorities condemned the hovel as unfit for human habitation, its structural integrity hanging by a thread.
- The children played in the dirt outside the hovel, their laughter a stark contrast to the grim reality they endured.
- The village elder spoke of the hovel with a mix of pity and revulsion, knowing the wretchedness it contained.
- As the winter storm raged, the hovel shuddered and groaned, threatening to collapse under the weight of the snow.
- The final nail was driven into the coffin of the hovel when the roof caved in, burying its sorry inhabitants beneath its crumbling remains.
FAQs About the word hovel
small crude shelter used as a dwellingAn open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather., A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a
cabin,hut, camp, shack, cottage, hootch,shanty, hooch, tent, hogan
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The desolate hovel stood forlornly amidst the towering buildings, a testament to forgotten times.
In the squalid hovel, the stench of poverty permeated every crevice, suffocating its occupants.
The crumbling facade of the hovel hinted at the desperate lives hidden within its crumbling walls.
Rats scurried through the dilapidated hovel, a grim reminder of the filth and decay that prevailed.
