Associations to the word «Shanty»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.