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camp vs shelter

shelter vs camp

camp and shelter both are nouns.

camp is an adjective but shelter is not an adjective.

camp and shelter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
camp Yes Yes Yes No
shelter Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shelter is a hypernym of camp; that is, shelter is a word with a broader meaning than camp:
  • camp: shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
  • shelter: temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
camp (noun) shelter (noun)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers protective covering that provides protection from the weather
a penal institution (often for forced labor) temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs the condition of being protected
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) shelter (adjective)
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
camp (verb) shelter (verb)
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to invest (money) so that it is not taxable
establish or set up a camp provide shelter for
live in or as if in a tent
Difference between camp and shelter

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