camp
definition: providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
example: they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
speech part: adjective
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campy
definition: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
example: Wherever they went in the camp the soldiers were grumbling.
speech part: noun
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encampment
definition: temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
example: level ground is best for parking and camp areas
speech part: noun
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definition: a penal institution, often for forced labor
example: North Korea has many camps for political prisoners.
speech part: noun
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definition: a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
example: city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
speech part: noun
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summer camp
definition: shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
example:
speech part: noun
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refugee camp
definition: something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
example: the living room was pure camp
speech part: noun
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definition: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
example:
speech part: noun
definition: a group of people living together in a camp
example: The whole camp laughed at their mistake.
speech part: noun
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definition: to give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
example:
speech part: verb
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definition: to establish or set up a camp
example: We camped when we couldn't walk any further.
speech part: verb
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camp down
definition: to live in or as if in a tent
example: Can we go camping again this summer?
speech part: verb
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