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CAMP

(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj.)

Definitions

There are 15 meanings of the word Camp.

How to pronounce camp:

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Camp - as a noun

Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

Example: "Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bivouaccantonmentencampment
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
military quarters
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A group of people living together in a camp

Example: "The whole camp laughed at his mistake"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
assemblagegathering
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers

Example: "Level ground is best for parking and camp areas"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
housingliving accommodationslodging
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A penal institution (often for forced labor)

Example: "China has many camps for political prisoners"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
penal facilitypenal institution
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality

Example: "The living room was pure camp"

Shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
refugee camp

A site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months

Example: "City kids get to see the country at a summer camp"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
summer camp
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
land sitesite
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Camp - as an adjective satellite

Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities

Example: "They played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
campy

Camp - as a verb

Live in or as if in a tent

Example: "Can we go camping again this summer?"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bivouaccamp outencamptent

Establish or set up a camp

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
camp down

Give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

Camp - as an adjective

Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.

(of a man) ostentatiously effeminate.

Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.

Example Sentences

"We pitched our tent at the camp near the lake."
"The kids had a great time at the summer camp."
"The mountaineers set up a base camp at the foot of the mountain."
"The refugees were living in a temporary camp."
"I went to a music camp to learn how to play guitar."
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Word Game Points

Is CAMP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, camp is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

CAMP has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.

Is CAMP a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, camp is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
CAMP has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.

Is CAMP a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, camp is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
CAMP has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.

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