camp

nouns

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
"wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment
a group of people living together in a camp
"the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
camp
is a type of (narrower)
a group of persons together in one place
assemblage, gathering
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
"level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
camp
is a type of (narrower)
structures collectively in which people are housed
housing, living accommodations, lodging
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack
a penal institution (often for forced labor)
"China has many camps for political prisoners"
camp
is a type of (narrower)
an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public
penal facility, penal institution
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
"the living room was pure camp"
camp
is derived from
campy
is a type of (narrower)
unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
staleness, triteness
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
camp, refugee camp
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
"city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"
camp, summer camp

verbs

live in or as if in a tent
"Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent
is derived from
camper
is derived from
camping
establish or set up a camp
camp, camp down
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
camp
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify

adjectives

providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
"they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"
camp, campy