Meaning & use

wikiup

noun·Advanced

A small, dome-shaped hut made from brushwood, reeds, or mats, traditionally built by some Native American peoples.

See it in a sentence

The Apache built a wikiup by bending saplings into a frame and covering it with brush.

The museum display included a full-size replica of a traditional wikiup.

A note on using this word

Wikiup is more commonly spelled 'wickiup' in most references.

Words with a similar meaning

wickiup

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Make it your own

Write a sentence using “wikiup”, then compare your use with the examples above.

Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.