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Quick definitions from WordNet (camp)
▸ noun: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers ("Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling")
▸ noun: temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers ("Level ground is best for parking and camp areas")
▸ noun: a prison for forced laborers ("China has many work camps for political prisoners")
▸ noun: a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months ("City kids get to see the country at a summer camp")
▸ noun: shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
▸ noun: something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality ("The livingroom was pure camp")
▸ noun: a group of people living together in a camp ("The whole camp laughed at his mistake")
▸ noun: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
▸ verb: live in or as if in a tent ("Can we go camping again this summer?")
▸ verb: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
▸ verb: establish or set up a camp
▸ adjective: providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities ("They played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 9090 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1067)
▸ Also see campy
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to camp (New!)
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▸ Popular nouns described by camp
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▸ Rhymes of camp
▸ Invented words related to camp
▸ noun: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers ("Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling")
▸ noun: temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers ("Level ground is best for parking and camp areas")
▸ noun: a prison for forced laborers ("China has many work camps for political prisoners")
▸ noun: a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months ("City kids get to see the country at a summer camp")
▸ noun: shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
▸ noun: something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality ("The livingroom was pure camp")
▸ noun: a group of people living together in a camp ("The whole camp laughed at his mistake")
▸ noun: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
▸ verb: live in or as if in a tent ("Can we go camping again this summer?")
▸ verb: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
▸ verb: establish or set up a camp
▸ adjective: providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities ("They played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 9090 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1067)
▸ Also see campy
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to camp
▸ Usage examples for camp
▸ Idioms related to camp (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing camp
▸ Popular nouns described by camp
▸ Words that often appear near camp
▸ Rhymes of camp
▸ Invented words related to camp