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
One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and
in fewer words than prose.