some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for political prisoners"
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"
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; "the living room was pure camp"
a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
establish or set up a camp
live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"