shanty

As nouns the difference between slum and shanty

is that slum is a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty while shanty is a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song.

As verbs the difference between slum and shanty

is that slum is to visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own while shanty is to inhabit a shanty.

As an adjective shanty is

(us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy.

As nouns the difference between shanty and residence

is that shanty is a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song while residence is residence (place where one resides).

As an adjective shanty

is (us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy.

As a verb shanty

is to inhabit a shanty.

As nouns the difference between shanty and igloo

is that shanty is a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song while igloo is a dome-shaped inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

As an adjective shanty

is (us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy.

As a verb shanty

is to inhabit a shanty.

As nouns the difference between shanty and hovel

is that shanty is a roughly-built hut or cabin while hovel is an open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.

As verbs the difference between shanty and hovel

is that shanty is to inhabit a shanty while hovel is to put in a hovel; to shelter.

As an adjective shanty

is living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.

As nouns the difference between shanty and farm

is that shanty is a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song while farm is a small boat; barque or farm can be farm (usually with reference to farms abroad).

As an adjective shanty

is (us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy.

As a verb shanty

is to inhabit a shanty.

As adjectives the difference between shanty and shantylike

is that shanty is (us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy while shantylike is resembling or characteristic of a shanty.

As a noun shanty

is a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song.

As a verb shanty

is to inhabit a shanty.