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- [tent]
- /tɛnt/
- /tent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tent]
- /tɛnt/
Definitions of tent word
- noun tent a probe. 1
- noun tent a roll or pledget, usually of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc. 1
- verb with object tent to keep (a wound) open with a tent. 1
- verb without object tent to live in a tent; encamp. 1
- noun tent camping 1
- noun tent circus 1
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Origin of tent
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English tente < Old French < Latin tenta, feminine of tentus past participle of tendere to extend, stretch; compare tentōrium tent
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Parts of speech for Tent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
tent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tent
noun tent
- awning — An awning is a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.
- barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- camp — A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
- campfire — A campfire is a fire that you light out of doors when you are camping.
verb tent
- billeted — lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
Antonyms for tent
noun tent
- distent — distended.
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