cabin

Meanings

• noun

  A small house or hut, usually in the countryside or forest, often made of wood and designed for vacation, recreational, or retreat use.

  - "They rented a cabin in the woods for their annual vacation."
  - "The cabin in the woods was surrounded by snow-covered trees."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkæbɪn/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

hall , palace , villa

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Synonyms

cell , chamber , hut , pod , shack , shed

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cabin
cavin , havin , lavin

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Variants

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cabin , cabins , cabined , cabining , cabin boy , cabin boys , cabin car , cabin cars , cabin class , cabin classes , cabin cruiser , cabin cruisers , cabin fever , cabin fevers , pressure cabin , pressure cabins , log cabin , cruiser , cruisers

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Etymology

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From Old Norse 'kaup' meaning 'buy' and 'hús' meaning 'house'. Originally referred to a bought house or dwelling.

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Trivia

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1. The smallest house in the world is a cabin in Norway, measuring just 4.2 square meters.

2. The term 'cabin fever' was first used in the late 1800s to describe the symptoms of isolation and restlessness experienced by settlers in the American West.

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Related Concepts

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1. log cabin: A type of cabin made primarily of logs, often associated with frontier life in North America.

2. cabin fever: A feeling of restlessness and irritability caused by prolonged isolation in a confined space, often used to describe the experience of being trapped in a cabin during a snowstorm.

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Culture

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In literature, cabins are often used as settings for stories of solitude and self-reflection, such as Thoreau's Walden. Cabins have also been a popular subject in art, particularly in paintings of rural scenes.

How to Memorize "cabin"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a small wooden house in the woods, surrounded by trees and a quiet forest.
   - Imagine the smell of wood smoke and the sound of birds chirping outside.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cabin' with the idea of a peaceful retreat in nature.
   - Think of a cozy, rustic dwelling in the woods.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'cabin' as 'Can I Bring It?', imagining all the things you might bring with you to a cabin in the woods.

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