noun
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
Synonyms
Examples
- wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
noun
a group of people living together in a camp
Examples
- the whole camp laughed at his mistake
noun
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
Examples
- level ground is best for parking and camp areas
noun
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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noun
a penal institution (often for forced labor)
Examples
- China has many camps for political prisoners
noun
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
Examples
- the living room was pure camp
noun
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
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refugee camp
noun
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
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summer camp
Examples
- city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
verb
live in or as if in a tent
Synonyms
Examples
- Can we go camping again this summer?
- The circus tented near the town
- The houseguests had to camp in the living room
verb
establish or set up a camp
Synonyms
camp down
verb
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
adjective
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
Synonyms
Examples
- they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
- campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's