plural of shanty

A roughly-built hut or cabin. / A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned. / (Australia, New Zealand) An unlicensed pub.

(US, derogatory) Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.

To inhabit a shanty.

A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work.

Jaunty; showy.

present participle of shanty

simple past tense and past participle of shanty

(Hinduism) A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

(Hinduism) Peace, tranquility.