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camp vs dwell

dwell vs camp

camp is a noun but dwell is not a noun.

camp is an adjective but dwell is not an adjective.

camp and dwell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
camp Yes Yes Yes No
dwell No No Yes No
As verbs, dwell is a hypernym of camp; that is, dwell is a word with a broader meaning than camp:
  • camp: live in or as if in a tent
  • dwell: be an inhabitant of or reside in
Other hypernyms of camp include inhabit, live, populate.
camp (noun) dwell (noun)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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) dwell (adjective)
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
camp (verb) dwell (verb)
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to think moodily or anxiously about something
establish or set up a camp come back to
live in or as if in a tent be an inhabitant of or reside in
originate (in)
exist or be situated within
Difference between camp and dwell

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