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shelter vs camp

camp vs shelter

shelter and camp both are nouns.

shelter is not an adjective while camp is an adjective.

shelter and camp both are verbs.

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

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