camp
English Thesaurus
1. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | military quarters, |
| definition | : | living quarters for personnel on a military post (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | boot camp, |
| definition | : | camp for training military recruits (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hutment, |
| definition | : | an encampment of huts (chiefly military) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | laager, lager, |
| definition | : | a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons (noun.artifact) |
2. temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | tennis camp, |
| definition | : | a camp where tennis is taught (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trailer camp, trailer park, |
| definition | : | a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided (noun.artifact) |
3. a penal institution (often for forced labor) (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | concentration camp, stockade, |
| definition | : | a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | labor camp, labour camp, |
| definition | : | a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor (noun.artifact) |
4. a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | land site, site, |
| definition | : | the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | day camp, |
| definition | : | a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime (noun.artifact) |
5. shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | shelter, |
| definition | : | temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons (noun.artifact) |
6. something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | staleness, triteness, |
| definition | : | unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed (noun.cognition) |
7. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | band, circle, lot, set, |
| definition | : | an unofficial association of people or groups (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bloomsbury group, |
| definition | : | an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bohemia, |
| definition | : | a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | loop, |
| definition | : | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | cabal, camarilla, faction, junto, |
| definition | : | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | junta, military junta, |
| definition | : | a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | maffia, mafia, |
| definition | : | any tightly knit group of trusted associates (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | faction, sect, |
| definition | : | a dissenting clique (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hard core, |
| definition | : | the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement (noun.group) |
8. a group of people living together in a camp (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | assemblage, gathering, |
| definition | : | a group of persons together in one place (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hobo camp, jungle, |
| definition | : | a place where hoboes camp (noun.group) |
9. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
10. establish or set up a camp (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | pitch, set up, |
| definition | : | erect and fasten (verb.contact) |
11. live in or as if in a tent (verb.stative)
12. providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities (adj.all)
| similar | : | tasteless, |
| definition | : | lacking aesthetic or social taste (adj.all) |
13. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | billet, canton, quarter, |
| definition | : | provide housing for (military personnel) (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent, bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent, |
| definition | : | live in or as if in a tent (verb.stative) |
14. something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | give an artificially banal or sexual quality to (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | camp, campy, |
| definition | : | providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities (adj.all) |
15. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to (verb.change)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition) |
16. live in or as if in a tent (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | collapsible shelter, tent, |
| definition | : | a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | camper, |
| definition | : | someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation (noun.person) |
17. providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities (adj.all)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition) |
18. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | billet, canton, quarter, |
| definition | : | provide housing for (military personnel) (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent, bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent, |
| definition | : | live in or as if in a tent (verb.stative) |
19. something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | give an artificially banal or sexual quality to (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | camp, campy, |
| definition | : | providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities (adj.all) |
20. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to (verb.change)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition) |
21. live in or as if in a tent (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | collapsible shelter, tent, |
| definition | : | a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | camper, |
| definition | : | someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation (noun.person) |
22. providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities (adj.all)
| derivation | : | camp, |
| definition | : | something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality (noun.cognition) |
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