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shanty
  1. A roughly-built hut or cabin.
  2. A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
  3. (Australia, New Zealand) An unlicensed pub.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “His house is roofless and a small shanty next to it serves as a shelter.”
shant
  1. (Britain, slang) A drink, usually a pint.
  2. (Britain) A shack or shanty.
  3. Examples:
    1. “But we shant, whispered Mollie, naughtily to Barbara, under cover of general conversation.”
      “But until you tell me youre the villain of the piece, I shant be able to believe it.”
      “Mr. Clawbonny, it is a desert, but we shant die of thirst in it at any rate.”
shantytown
  1. An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings. syn.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I visited a shantytown on the outskirts of the city where impoverished families were living in dilapidated shacks.”
      “We are not a symbolic representation of war, of a refugee camp, or a shantytown.”
      “I'm 22, engaged to the man of my dreams and I'm hoping that I can find a job before I'm forced to live in a shantytown of boxes.”
shants
  1. (informal) An article of clothing too long to be designated as shorts, but too short to be considered pants.
shanty
  1. A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “His house is roofless and a small shanty next to it serves as a shelter.”
shantey
  1. Alternative form of shanty (sailor's work song)
  2. Examples:
    1. Shantey is the director of a private anti-terrorism research firm.”
shantytowns
  1. plural of shantytown
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Skeleton House, pays homage to the shantytowns and favelas that sprout up unbidden on the outskirts of the world's major cities.”
      “Homeless migrants drive into towns and were directed to Hoovervilles, shantytowns.”
      “They prodded authorities to raze the hundreds of alley shantytowns housing the city's poor and destitute.”
shanteys
  1. plural of shantey
shanties
  1. plural of shanty
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “On the other side of the river are numerous shanties, grog shops and grocery stores, on a small scale, got up since the battalion arrived.”
      “They plunged downward towards a huddle of shanties on the edge of a huge city.”
      “A variety of shanties and shelters can be attached to these houses as households engage in petty commerce and services.”
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