NOUN | artifact | camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers |
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group | camp | a group of people living together in a camp / camp / camp | |
artifact | camp | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers | |
group | camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | |
artifact | camp | a penal institution (often for forced labor) | |
cognition | camp | something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality | |
artifact | camp, refugee camp | shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs | |
artifact | camp, summer camp | a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months | |
VERB | stative | camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent | live in or as if in a tent |
contact | camp, camp down | establish or set up a camp / camp / camp / camp | |
change | camp | give an artificially banal or sexual quality to | |
ADJECTIVE | all | camp, campy | providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities |
Sounds | kae'mp | |
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Rhymes | amp / AMP ... vamp: 17 rhymes with aemp... |
Meaning | Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities. | |
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Synonym | campy | |
Broader | tasteless | lacking aesthetic or social taste |
Catalan | efeminat |
Meaning | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. | |
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Example | "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" | |
Synonyms | encampment, cantonment, bivouac | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Narrower | boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
hutment | (chiefly military) an encampment of huts | |
laager, lager | A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons | |
Broader | military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
Spanish | acantonamiento, campamento, campo, cantón, vivac, vivaque | |
Catalan | acantonament | |
Verbs | camp | live in or as if in a tent |
Meaning | A group of people living together in a camp / camp / camp. | |
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Example | "the whole camp laughed at his mistake" | |
Narrower | hobo camp, jungle | A place where hoboes camp |
Broader | gathering, assemblage | A group of persons together in one place |
Spanish | campamento | |
Catalan | campament, camp |
Meaning | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers. | |
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Example | "level ground is best for parking and camp areas" | |
Narrower | tennis camp | A camp where tennis is taught |
trailer camp, trailer park | A camp where space for house trailers can be rented | |
Broader | housing, lodging, living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
Spanish | campamento | |
Verbs | camp | live in or as if in a tent |
Meaning | A penal institution (often for forced labor). | |
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Example | "China has many camps for political prisoners" | |
Narrower | concentration camp, stockade | A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined / confined (usually under harsh conditions) |
labor camp, labour camp | A penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor | |
prison camp, internment camp, prisoner of war camp, POW camp | A camp for prisoners of war | |
work camp, prison camp, prison farm | A camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects | |
Broader | penal institution, penal facility | An institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public |
Meaning | Something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality. | |
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Example | "the living room was pure camp" | |
Broader | triteness, staleness | unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed |
Adjectives | campy | providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities |
Verbs | camp | give an artificially banal or sexual quality to |
Meaning | shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs. | |
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Synonym | refugee camp | |
Broader | shelter | temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons |
Catalan | camp de refugiats |
Meaning | A site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months. | |
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Example | "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp" | |
Synonym | summer camp | |
Narrower | day camp | A camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime |
Broader | site, land site | The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) |
Spanish | campamento de verano, campamento | |
Catalan | campament d'estiu, campament |
Meaning | Live in or as if in a tent. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
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Synonyms | encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent | |
Broader | populate, dwell, live, inhabit | Inhabit or live in |
Spanish | acampar, vivaquear | |
Catalan | acampar, bivaquejar | |
Nouns | camp | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers |
camp | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers | |
camper | someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation / recreation | |
camping | the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp / camp / camp |
Meaning | Establish or set up a camp / camp / camp / camp. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | camp down | |
Broader | pitch, set up | Erect and fasten |
Meaning | Give an artificially banal or sexual quality to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Nouns | camp | something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality |
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