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hovel

/ˈhɒvl/noun

उच्चारण हॉवल

झोपड़ा, टूटी-फूटी कुटिया, गंदी कोठरी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] disapproving

    a house or room that is not fit to live in because it is dirty or in very bad condition

    झोपड़ा, टूटी-फूटी कुटिया, गंदी कोठरी

    • The family lived in a damp, one-room hovel.
    • He rose from a hovel to a palace.

    Synonyms shack hut shanty slum dump

    Opposite mansion palace

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse hovel (a dirty, poor house) and hover (to stay in the air in one place).

Hovel (गंदा, टूटा-फूटा घर) और hover (हवा में एक जगह मँडराना) में भ्रम न करें।