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camp vs boot camp

boot camp vs camp

camp and boot camp both are nouns.

camp is an adjective but boot camp is not an adjective.

camp is a verb but boot camp is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
camp Yes Yes Yes No
boot camp Yes No No No
As nouns, boot camp is a hyponym of camp; that is, boot camp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than camp:
  • camp: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  • boot camp: camp for training military recruits
Other hyponyms of camp include hutment, laager, lager.
camp (noun) boot camp (noun)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers camp for training military recruits
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
a penal institution (often for forced labor)
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
a group of people living together in a camp
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
camp (adjective) boot camp (adjective)
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
camp (verb) boot camp (verb)
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
establish or set up a camp
live in or as if in a tent
Difference between camp and boot camp

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