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1. tent
noun. ['ˈtɛnt'] a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs).
Synonyms
- cottage tent
- teepee
- tepee
- guy wire
- two-man tent
- guy cable
- cabana
- pack tent
- collapsible shelter
- pretorium
- shelter tent
- canvas
- guy
- fly tent
- bell tent
- marquee
- backpacking tent
- pop tent
- lean-to tent
- pyramidal tent
- pavilion
- canvass
- tupek
- mountain tent
- umbrella tent
- shelter
- canvas tent
- pup tent
- praetorium
- tipi
- sealskin tent
- guy rope
Antonyms
Etymology
- tent (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tente (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tente (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tinto (Spanish)
- tinctus (Latin)
Rhymes with Tent
- underrepresent
- overrepresent
- misrepresent
- supplement
- represent
- circumvent
- underwent
- reinvent
- overspent
- nonevent
- unspent
- torment
- tashkent
- segment
- prevent
- outspent
- misspent
- gourment
- consent
- resent
- repent
- relent
- present
- percent
- %percent
- lament
- invent
- indent
- ferment
- dissent
Sentences with tent
1. Noun, singular or mass
You can pitch your tent and rough it or try more luxurious accommodations.
Quotes about tent
1. There exists a big circus tent, and the right entrance is named The Republicans, and the left entrance is called The Democrats. People argue over which is the correct path, not realizing everyone inside is a clown.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
2. She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with her hand. He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself for wishing that what she said was true: that Dumbledore had really cared.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
3. Humor can bring people under the tent. And a good joke can deflect some of the intensity surrounding a serious subject.
- Ted Danson
2. tent-caterpillar_moth
noun. moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets.
3. tent-fly
noun. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.