All bivouac synonyms
bivΒ·ouΒ·ac
B b noun bivouac
- campsite β A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- garrison β William Lloyd, 1805β79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
- hut β a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- billet β If members of the armed forces are billeted in a particular place, that place is provided for them to stay in for a period of time.
- camp β 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.
- headquarters β a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
- quarters β one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- dormitory β a building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas.
- tent β a probe.
- prefab β prefabricated.
- cantonment β A cantonment is a group of buildings or a camp where soldiers live.
- shed β Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- chalet β A chalet is a small wooden house, especially in a mountain area or a holiday camp.
- shack β a rough cabin; shanty.
- tilt β to furnish with a tilt.
- shanty β a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- lean-to β a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- cottage β A cottage is a small house, usually in the country.
- caravansary β in the Near and Middle East, a kind of inn with a large central court, where caravans stop for the night
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- wigwam β an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins. Compare lodge (def 9), tepee.
- campfire β A campfire is a fire that you light out of doors when you are camping.
- campground β A campground is the same as a campsite.
- tepee β a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- site β the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
verb bivouac
- hover β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- go on β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- live β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- persist β to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- last β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- prevail β to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- survive β to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- reside β to apply new siding, as to a house.
- perch β a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- tarry β to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- freeze β to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- squat β to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- bunk β A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- visit β to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- abide β to tolerate; put up with
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- cling β If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
- dwell β to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- inhabit β to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.