Camp vs. Compound

Camp vs. Compound — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Camp and Compound

Campnoun

An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.

Compoundnoun

an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

Campnoun

An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.

Compoundnoun

a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

Campnoun

A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.

Compoundnoun

Anything made by combining several things.

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Campnoun

A single hut or shelter.

a hunter's camp

Compoundnoun

A substance made from any combination elements.

Campnoun

The company or body of persons encamped.

Compoundnoun

(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.

Campnoun

A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.

Compoundnoun

(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.

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Campnoun

(uncommon) Campus

Compoundnoun

(rail) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Campnoun

(informal) A summer camp.

Compoundadjective

composed of elements; not simple

a compound word

Campnoun

(agriculture) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; called also burrow and pie.

Compoundadjective

(math) dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process

compound addition; compound proportion

Campnoun

(obsolete) Conflict; battle.

Compoundadjective

(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Campnoun

An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

to compound a medicine

Campnoun

An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

Campverb

To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.

We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

Campverb

To set up a camp.

Compoundverb

To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

to compound a debt

Campverb

(transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.

Campverb

(video games) To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or in order to guard an area.

The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.Go and camp the flag for the win.

Compoundverb

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.

Campverb

To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete.

Compoundverb

To compose; to constitute.

Campverb

To wrangle; argue.

Compoundverb

To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

Campadjective

Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.

Compoundverb

(transitive) To worsen a situation

Campadjective

Ostentatiously effeminate.

Compoundnoun

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

Campadjective

Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.

Compoundnoun

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

Campnoun

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers;

wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling

Compoundnoun

an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

Campnoun

a group of people living together in a camp;

the whole camp laughed at his mistake

Compoundverb

make more intense, stronger, or more marked;

The efforts were intensifiedHer rudeness intensified his dislike for herPotsmokers claim it heightens their awarenessThis event only deepened my convictions

Campnoun

temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers;

level ground is best for parking and camp areas

Compoundverb

put or add together;

combine resources

Campnoun

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Compoundverb

calculate principal and interest

Campnoun

a prison for forced laborers;

China has many work camps for political prisoners

Compoundverb

create by mixing or combining

Campnoun

something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality;

the livingroom was pure camp

Compoundverb

combine so as to form a whole; mix;

compound the ingredients

Campnoun

shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs

Compoundadjective

of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes

Campnoun

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

Compoundadjective

consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts;

soap is a compound substancehousetop is a compound worda blackberry is a compound fruit

Campverb

live in or as if in a tent;

Can we go camping again this summer?The circus tented near the townThe houseguests had to camp in the living room

Compoundadjective

composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony;

coral is a colonial organism

Campverb

establish or set up a camp

Campverb

give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

Campadjective

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 effectcampy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's