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- [shak]
- /ʃæk/
- /ʃæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shak]
- /ʃæk/
Definitions of shack word
- noun shack a rough cabin; shanty. 1
- noun shack Informal. radio shack. 1
- verb with object shack to chase and throw back; to retrieve: to shack a ground ball. 1
- noun shack crude building 1
- noun shack crude home 1
- countable noun shack A shack is a simple hut built from tin, wood, or other materials. 0
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Origin of shack
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80, Americanism; compare earlier shackly rickety, probably akin to ramshackle (Mexican Spanish jacal “hut” is a phonetically impossible source)
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Parts of speech for Shack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shack usage trend in Literature
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