Associations to the word «Shanty»
Noun
- Slum
- Shack
- Sod
- Dweller
- Laird
- Dekker
- Trapper
- Bough
- Chattanooga
- Gavin
- Hogan
- Shingle
- Outskirt
- Log
- Marietta
- Sundown
- Git
- Tramp
- Hut
- Repertoire
- Irishman
- Town
- Blacksmith
- Haines
- Shed
- Irish
- Bark
- Migrant
- Croft
- Plank
- Whiskey
- Sailor
- Desmond
- Dat
- Dwelling
- Chimney
- Watchman
- Brook
- Sawmill
- Encampment
- Accompaniment
- Stove
- Dee
- Corral
- Minstrel
- Nairobi
- Trapping
- Fixing
- Lumber
- Cabin
- Cottage
- Ballad
- Cot
- Haul
- Lace
- Moor
- Tent
- Keeper
- Dalton
- Roof
- Railroad
- Raft
- Singing
- Hollow
- Prairie
- Stole
- Patch
- Housing
- Mud
- Garbage
- Villa
- Boat
- Curtain
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHANTY, noun. A roughly-built hut or cabin.
SHANTY, noun. A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
SHANTY, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) An unlicenced pub.
SHANTY, adjective. (US) (pejorative) Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.
SHANTY, verb. To inhabit a shanty.
SHANTY, noun. A sailor′s work song.
SHANTY, adjective. Jaunty; showy
SHANTY TOWN, noun. A suburb consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people
SHANTY TOWNS, noun. Plural of shanty town
Dictionary definition
SHANTY, noun. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling.
SHANTY, noun. A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.