(~s)
1.
A ~ is a small hut, especially one which is dirty or needs a lot of repair.
They lived in a squalid ~ for the next five years.
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2.
You describe a house, room, or flat as a ~ to express your disapproval or dislike of it because it is dirty, untidy, and in poor condition.
I went for a living-in job, but the room I was given was a ~.
= dump
N-COUNT disapproval