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SHANTY

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• SHANTY (noun)
The noun SHANTY has 2 senses:

1. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
2. a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

Familiarity information: SHANTY used as a noun is rare.

• SHANTY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hovel; shack; shanty; hut; hutch

Hypernyms ("shanty" is a kind of...):

shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shanty"):

igloo; iglu (an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome)

mudhif (a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

chantey; chanty; sea chantey; shanty

Hypernyms ("shanty" is a kind of...):

work song (a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work)

"When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
(English proverb)
"Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"The thief stole from the thief, God looked on and got astonished."
(Armenian proverb)
"One swats the fly only if it annoys that person."
(Cypriot proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of iglu
Meaning of mudhif
Meaning of shelter
Pronunciation of igloo
Meaning of work song

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