hovel

[ huhv-uhl, hov- ]

/ ˈhʌv əl, ˈhɒv- /

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noun

a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.

any dirty, disorganized dwelling.

an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools.

verb (used with object), hov·eled, hov·el·ing or (especially British) hov·elled, hov·el·ling.

to shelter or lodge as in a hovel.

Origin of hovel

1375–1425; late Middle English hovell, of uncertain origin

Words nearby hovel

Houyhnhnm, HOV, Hovawart, hove, hovea, hovel, hoven, hover, hovercraft, hover fly, hovering accent

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Example sentences from the Web for hovel

When we first meet Bob, Tomlinson treats us to a description of the hovel in which he lives.
Slaves In A Family's Past Haunt The Present|Michael Signer|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"She works out of a hovel, it is a broken-down building, just a shack," she said.
A Rare Meeting with Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi|Liz Goodwin|March 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Harold said nothing, and stood leaning moodily against the wall of the hovel, evidently a prey to painful thoughts.
Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession|Benjamin Wood
She does not want to live any longer in the hovel, and would rather have a cottage.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

In another moment I was standing outside the hovel, my chair-rail in my hand, every muscle of me quivering.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells
He ought to be taken from this hovel to another, or somewhere.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
He must have had a place, a hut, a palm-leaf shed, some sort of hovel where he kept his razor and his change of sleeping suits.
An Outcast of the Islands|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for hovel

hovel

/ (ˈhʌvəl, ˈhɒv-) /

noun

a ramshackle dwelling place

an open shed for livestock, carts, etc

the conical building enclosing a kiln

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

to shelter or be sheltered in a hovel

Word Origin for hovel

C15: of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hovel
释义	hovel [ huhv-uhl, hov- ] / ˈhʌv əl, ˈhɒv- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hovel ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut. any dirty, disorganized dwelling. an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools. verb (used with object), hov·eled, hov·el·ing or (especially British) hov·elled, hov·el·ling. to shelter or lodge as in a hovel. Origin of hovel 1375–1425; late Middle English hovell, of uncertain origin Words nearby hovel Houyhnhnm, HOV, Hovawart, hove, hovea, hovel, hoven, hover, hovercraft, hover fly, hovering accent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hovel When we first meet Bob, Tomlinson treats us to a description of the hovel in which he lives. Slaves In A Family's Past Haunt The Present\|Michael Signer\|August 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST "She works out of a hovel, it is a broken-down building, just a shack," she said. A Rare Meeting with Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi\|Liz Goodwin\|March 12, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Harold said nothing, and stood leaning moodily against the wall of the hovel, evidently a prey to painful thoughts. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession\|Benjamin Wood She does not want to live any longer in the hovel, and would rather have a cottage. Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm\|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm In another moment I was standing outside the hovel, my chair-rail in my hand, every muscle of me quivering. The Island of Doctor Moreau\|H. G. Wells He ought to be taken from this hovel to another, or somewhere. A Russian Proprietor\|Lyof N. Tolstoi He must have had a place, a hut, a palm-leaf shed, some sort of hovel where he kept his razor and his change of sleeping suits. An Outcast of the Islands\|Joseph Conrad British Dictionary definitions for hovel hovel / (ˈhʌvəl, ˈhɒv-) / noun a ramshackle dwelling place an open shed for livestock, carts, etc the conical building enclosing a kiln verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled to shelter or be sheltered in a hovel Word Origin for hovel C15: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hovel hut, shack, shanty, cottage, lean-to, shed, hutch, dump, stall, den, pigpen, hole, sty, cabin, burrow, rathole, rattrap, pigsty
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hovel

noun

verb (used with object), hov·eled, hov·el·ing or (especially British) hov·elled, hov·el·ling.

Origin of hovel

Words nearby hovel

Example sentences from the Web for hovel

British Dictionary definitions for hovel

noun

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

Word Origin for hovel

Words related to hovel