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shanty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chantey, chanty, sea chantey |
| Type of | work song |
Examples of shanty
shanty
Right now, home was a blue-tarp shanty near the 787 overpass, down by the river.
From the timesunion.com
Poppy offered to show me his shanty by the river if I'd give him and Tom a ride.
From the timesunion.com
The steep hillside, she said, is covered with shanty-like housing on both sides.
From the edition.cnn.com
Most live in poor black townships or shanty towns, ineligible for state welfare.
From the economist.com
He lives in a shanty just outside the clinic with his older brother and mother.
From the sacbee.com
The collection looks like a shanty town designed with the eye of a modern artist.
From the stltoday.com
An ice fisherman checks a tip-up set near his portable shanty on Houghton Lake.
From the freep.com
Hamidullah and his family were forced to eke out a living from a nearby shanty.
From the nytimes.com
Monica Xangathi, 40, lives here in a shanty she shares with her brother's family.
From the nytimes.com
- Hovel: small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- Chantey: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
- An old run-down house or shack; Pejorative term used on early (mid 1800's), poor, Irish immigrants to USA
- To dream of a shanty, denotes that you will leave home in the quest of health. This also warns you of decreasing prosperity.
- Town is both a celebration of the Spirit of creative culture and a gentle prodding to remember, less we repeat history once again.
- Also called "sea shanty". A sailors' work song with solo verses and chorus matching certain rhythmical movements.
- Slang: tough, weathered, gnarled, uncouth.
- Song, one that usually alternates between a solo and a chorus as sung by sailors working together.
- A small wooden building, usually temporary and haphazardly constructed.
