Meaning & use
Hovels
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Small, squalid, or poorly built dwellings, often crude shelters unfit for comfortable living.
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The refugees were housed in makeshift hovels on the outskirts of the city.
What was once a row of hovels has now been redeveloped into luxury apartments.
A note on using this word
Hovel carries a strong connotation of poverty and neglect, distinguishing it from more neutral words like 'cottage' or 'cabin.'
Words with a similar meaning
shackshuts
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Words with an opposite meaning
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