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Showing words for SHANTY using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Shanty

shanty

5 Letter Words for Shanty

antsy, hants, hasnt, hasty, nasty, santy, shant, snath, styan, synth, tanhs, tansy, thans

4 Letter Words for Shanty

ants, ashy, hans, hant, hasn, hast, hats, hays, nash, nast, nats, nays, nyas, sant, shan, shay, stay, tanh, tans, tash, tays, than, yahs

3 Letter Words for Shanty

ahs, ans, ant, any, ash, ast, ays, han, has, hat, hay, hny, hts, nah, nas, nat, nay, nth, nys, sah, san, sat, say, sha, sht, shy, sny, sta, sty, syn, tan, tas, tay, tha, thy, tsh, yah, yan, yas, yat

Definitions for Shanty

[1] a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
[2] of, relating to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
[3] of a low economic or social class, especially when living in a shanty: shanty people.
[4] to inhabit a shanty.
[5] chantey.
[6] a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
[7] a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
[8] Australian and NZ a public house, esp an unlicensed one
[9] (formerly, in Canada) a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp the camp itself
[10] a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
[11] the usual US spelling of shanty 2

Words related to Shanty

hut, lean-to, cottage, cabin, shelter, shed, camp

Words nearby Shanty

shansi, shantey, shanti, shantou, shantung, shanty, shantytown, shanxi, shaoxing, shaoyang, shape

Origin of Shanty

chantey1855–60; alteration of French chanter to sing; see chant

Other words from Shanty

shan·ty·like , adjective

Word origin for Shanty

C19: from French chanter to sing; see chant

Synonyms for Shanty

cabin, cottage, hut, lean-to, camp, shed, shelter, small house, tiny house