Hovel vs. Shanty — What's the Difference?

A small, miserable dwelling.

A small, crudely built shack.

An open, low shed.

A song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind originally sung by sailors while performing physical labour together.

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

A roughly built, often ramshackle building; a shack.

A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

Variant of chantey.

In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.

A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their movements while working.

(transitive) To put in a hovel; to shelter.

A roughly-built hut or cabin.

(transitive) To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top.

A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.

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

An unlicensed pub.

A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work.

A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.

Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.

To put in a hovel; to shelter.

To inhabit a shanty.

Small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Jaunty; showy.

A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.

To inhabit a shanty.

Small crude shelter used as a dwelling

A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors