camp
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- pronunciation:
- kaemp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an outdoor area where tents or shelters are set up to live in for a time.
We set up camp on a flat, clear place in the forest.- similar words:
- lodging, quarters
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| definition 2: |
a place with activities for children when they are not in school. Children stay overnight at some camps.
My son goes to camp for a few weeks every summer. |
| related words: |
base |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
camps, camping, camped |
| definition: |
to set up a temporary shelter, such as a tent.
Let's camp here by the river. |
| related words: |
lodge |
Camp is from
campus, a Latin word that means "field where an army might stay."