camp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of CAMP

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, hutment

Related Words canvas (also canvass), tentage; colony, plantation, settlement; Hooverville, jungle, shantytown; concentration camp, prison camp; barracks, cantonment, installation, laager [South African], leaguer, post

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling <a hunter's camp deep in the woods>

Synonyms cabin, camp, hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, hutment, shanty

Related Words lean-to, shed; cot, cottage, lodge; cabana; bungalow, chalet; hogan, wickiup, wigwam; tent

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use <years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake>

Synonyms bach [New Zealand], cabin, camp, chalet, lodge

Related Words dacha, summerhouse; bungalow, cot; hut, shack, shanty

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