Dictionary Check: camp

"camp" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

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"
Synonyms:
noun

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

Example: "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
noun

a group of people living together in a camp

Example: "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
noun

temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers

Example: "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
noun

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

noun

a penal institution (often for forced labor)

Example: "China has many camps for political prisoners"

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