camp
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- pronunciation:
- kaemp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A camp is an outdoor place where people stay or live, usually for a short time. At a camp, people usually sleep in a tent or rough building.
We went swimming and hiking all day and then headed back to our camp when it started to get dark.- synonyms:
- campground, campsite
- similar words:
- quarters
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| definition 2: |
A camp is a place with things to do for children when they are not in school. Some camps have activities only during the day, and the children go home in the afternoon. There are other camps where the children can stay for a week or more, sleeping in tents or cabins.
I learned how to swim when I was at camp last summer. |
| related words: |
base, post |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
camps, camping, camped |
| definition: |
When you camp, you sleep at night in an outdoor place, often in a tent. When people travel or take a vacation, they sometimes camp instead of staying in a hotel. People often camp in places like woods, forests, and other natural places.
Sometimes in the summer, my parents let me camp in the backyard.
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Camp is from
campus, a Latin word that means "field where an army might stay."