/ Dictionary / Index H Hooverville: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hoo•ver•ville Pronunciation: (h'vur-vil"), [key] — n. a collection of huts and shacks, as at the edge of a city, housing the unemployed during the 1930s. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Hoover Dam hooves Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language