A small, poorly-built house, or one in rundown condition:
| SHACK | 780 |
| SHANTY | 161 |
| CABIN | 39 |
| HUT | 39 |
| DILAPIDATED | 17 |
| HOVEL | 16 |
| DUMP | 12 |
| OLD HOUSE | 6 |
| SHED | 6 |
| WRECK | 6 |
| CAMP | 5 |
| RAMSHACKLE | 5 |
| RUN-DOWN HOUSE | 5 |
| DILAPIDATED HOUSE | 4 |
| SLUM | 4 |
| SLUM HOUSE | 4 |
| DILAPITATED | 3 |
| FIRE TRAP | 3 |
| SHOTGUN HOUSE | 3 |
| TUMBLEDOWN | 3 |
| BARN | 2 |
| BUNGALOW | 2 |
| CRACKERBOX | 2 |
| JACAL | 2 |
| JERRY-BUILT | 2 |
| RAMSHACKLE SHACK | 2 |
| TENANT HOUSE | 2 |
| THROWED-AWAY HOUSE | 2 |
| WRECK OF A HOUSE | 2 |
| AIN’T IN LIVING CONDITION | 1 |
| BAD HOUSE | 1 |
| BOX | 1 |
| BOX HOUSE | 1 |
| BROODER HOUSE | 1 |
| CHEAP CONSTRUCTION | 1 |
| COLORED HOUSE | 1 |
| CONDEMNED | 1 |
| CONDEMNED BUILDING | 1 |
| CONDEMNED HOUSE | 1 |
| COTTAGE | 1 |
| DILAPIDATED SHACK | 1 |
| DILIPRIATED | 1 |
| DUMPY OLD HOUSE | 1 |
| EYESORE | 1 |
| FIRE HAZARD | 1 |
| FRAME | 1 |
| GHOST HOUSE | 1 |
| GOAT SHED | 1 |
| GOING TO PIECES | 1 |
| GRASS HUT | 1 |
| JERRY-BUILT HOUSE | 1 |
| JUNK | 1 |
| JUNK HOUSE | 1 |
| LOG CABIN | 1 |
| LOG HOUSE | 1 |
| NEGLECTED HOUSE | 1 |
| NOT BUILT SUBSTANTIAL | 1 |
| OLD AND TUMBLEDOWN | 1 |
| OLD BARN | 1 |
| OLD RAGGLY HOUSE | 1 |
| OLD SHACK | 1 |
| OLD TORE-UP BUILDING | 1 |
| OUTSIDE HOUSE | 1 |
| PIECE OF HOUSE | 1 |
| PINE-TOP | 1 |
| POOR MAN’S CASTLE | 1 |
| PRETTY SHABBY | 1 |
| RAG BUILDING | 1 |
| RAGGEDY HOUSE | 1 |
| RAMSHACK | 1 |
| RAMSHACKLE HOUSE | 1 |
| RAMSHACKLE PLACE | 1 |
| RAMSHACKLED | 1 |
| RAT TRAP | 1 |
| RATTLETRAP OF A HOUSE | 1 |
| RUN-DOWN HOME | 1 |
| SECOND-RATE | 1 |
| SHABBY HOUSE | 1 |
| SHAMBLES | 1 |
| SHAME | 1 |
| SHELL | 1 |
| SHELL OF A HOUSE | 1 |
| SHODDY BUILDING | 1 |
| SHOTGUN | 1 |
| SHOTGUN SHACK | 1 |
| SHOTGUN SHANTY | 1 |
| SLAVE-HOUSE | 1 |
| SORRY PLACE | 1 |
| SPOOK-HOUSE | 1 |
| STORE BOX | 1 |
| TARPAPER SHACK | 1 |
| TUMBLEDOWN HOUSE | 1 |
| TWO-FAMILY HOME | 1 |
| VACANT | 1 |
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