Definition of Hovel

1. Noun. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling.

Exact synonyms: Hut, Hutch, Shack, Shanty
Specialized synonyms: Igloo, Iglu, Mudhif
Generic synonyms: Shelter
Derivative terms: Shack

Definition of Hovel

1. n. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.

2. v. t. To put in a hovel; to shelter.

Definition of Hovel

1. to live in a small, miserable dwelling [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hovel

Houston's valves
houstonia
houstonias
hout
houted
houting
houtings
houtou
houts
Houttuynia
Houyhnhnm
Houyhnhnms
hove
hovea
hoved
hovel (current term)
hoveled
hoveling
hovelled
hoveller
hovellers
hovelling
hovels
hoven
hoven
hover
hover-hawk
hovercraft
hovercrafts
hovered

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