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dug-out vs dugout

dugout vs dug-out

dug-out and dugout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dug-out Yes No No No
dugout Yes No No No
As nouns, dug-out and dugout are synonyms defined as:
  • dug-out and dugout: a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
Other synonyms of dug-out include pit-house, pithouse.
dug-out (noun) dugout (noun)
a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
Difference between dug-out and dugout

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