1. Noun
The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.
2. Noun
A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.
3. Noun
A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
4. Noun
The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
5. Noun
A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie.
6. Noun
An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
7. Verb
To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.
8. Verb
To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; -- often with out.
9. Noun
To play the game called camp.
10. Noun
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
11. Noun
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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