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shacks

The correct spelling is shacks.

How to pronounce shacks

noun

Say it like: Sha-ks

The correct spelling is shacks. A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
  2. 2.Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building.
  3. 3.The room from which a ham radio operator transmits.
  4. 4.Grain fallen to the ground and left after harvest.
  5. 5.Nuts which have fallen to the ground.

verb

  1. 1.To live (in or with); to shack up.
  2. 2.To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.
  3. 3.To feed in stubble, or upon waste.
  4. 4.To wander as a vagabond or tramp.
  5. 5.To hibernate; to go into winter quarters.

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