Entry Word: camp

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins <the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border>

Synonyms bivouac, campground, campsite, encampment

Related Words barracks; colony, plantation, settlement; shantytown; concentration camp, prison camp

2 a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling <a hunterʼs camp deep in the woods> — see shack
3 an often small house for recreational or seasonal use <years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake> — see cottage