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camp vs housing

housing vs camp

camp and housing both are nouns.

camp is an adjective but housing is not an adjective.

camp is a verb but housing is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
camp Yes Yes Yes No
housing Yes No No No
As nouns, housing is a hypernym of camp; that is, housing is a word with a broader meaning than camp:
  • camp: temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
  • housing: structures collectively in which people are housed
Other hypernyms of camp include living accommodations, lodging.
camp (noun) housing (noun)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers structures collectively in which people are housed
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
a penal institution (often for forced labor) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
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) housing (adjective)
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
camp (verb) housing (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 housing

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