Tent (Noun)
Meaning 1
A portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The family set up their tent on the campsite and started a fire to cook dinner.
- She struggled to put up her tent in the strong wind, but eventually managed to secure it.
- The hikers pitched their tent in a secluded valley surrounded by mountains.
- The tent was old and worn out, but it still provided adequate shelter for the night.
- After a long day of hiking, they returned to their cozy tent and fell asleep exhausted.
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Meaning 2
A web that resembles a tent or carpet.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The spider's intricate web resembled a delicate tent of white silk threads.
- The dew-covered grass sparkled like a soggy tent of emeralds in the morning light.
- This close-up picture of a leaf's veins looks like a tiny tent of fine green lines.
- In the garden, the tangled branches formed a sturdy tent of twisted wood and thorns.
- A sprinkler system cast a regular array of tiny rainbows, resembling a crystal tent of refracted light.