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tent
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- pronunciation:
- tent
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a portable shelter made of canvas, nylon, plastic, or the like, usu. supported by poles and often stretched out with ropes and fastened to the ground with pegs.
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| definition 2: |
something that resembles such a structure in shape or function, such as an oxygen tent.
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| related words: |
camp, cover |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tents, tenting, tented |
| definition 1: |
to cover with or as with a tent.
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| definition 2: |
to furnish with or lodge in tents.
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| related words: |
lodge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to live or sleep in a tent.
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| related words: |
camp, lodge |
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| derivations: |
tentless (adj.), tentlike (adj.) |
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