Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "shack" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Dbpedia Language

english language

Derived Terms

clam shack common of shack cookshack love shack radio shack shack rat shack-shack shackdweller shackjob shackland shackless shacklike shacktown shacky shotgun shack slanshack sugar shack whack shack

Etymologically Related To

shake

Context

dialect uk us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

dwell go inhabit live locomote move populate shelter travel

Type Of (IsA)

book small building

Related Terms

beggar cabin harvest hut itinerant live shack up shiftless stubble tramp vagabond waste

Synonym Network

domiciliate hovel trail

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.