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- US Pronunciation
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- [kam-uh l]
- /ˈkæm əl/
- /ˈkæm.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kam-uh l]
- /ˈkæm əl/
Definitions of camel word
- countable noun camel A camel is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. Camels have long necks and one or two lumps on their backs called humps. 3
- noun camel either of two cud-chewing artiodactyl mammals of the genus Camelus: family Camelidae. They are adapted for surviving long periods without food or water in desert regions, esp by using humps on the back for storing fat 3
- noun camel a float attached to a vessel to increase its buoyancy 3
- noun camel a raft or float used as a fender between a vessel and a wharf 3
- noun camel a fawn colour 3
- noun camel (as adjective) 3
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Origin of camel
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin camēlus < Greek kámēlos < Semitic; compare Hebrew gāmāl
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Parts of speech for Camel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
camel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
camel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for camel
noun camel
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- neutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
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