Hovel – A small house that is dirty and in bad condition

To remember the definition of the word hovel, use the following mnemonic:

Hovering around the house, the supermodel (hovel) didn't want to touch anything in this small, dirty house.

Examples of hovel in a sentence

The mans house was described as a hovel of a home.

She refused to believe the agent was selling such a hovel.

My parents thought their first house as a hovel.