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arbitrator did his best to calm the two litigants by suggesting
a compromise. After everyone had calmed down, the speaker
continued.
camouflage
n. 1 disguise, concealment, cover-up, cover, guise, cloak,
mask, screen, blind, (false) front, show, fa‡ade, pretence,
trickery, deception; protective colouring or coloration,
Technical apatetic or aposematic or cryptic colouring or
coloration: Camouflage prevented the enemy from seeing our
tanks.
--v. 2 disguise, cloak, mask, cover (up), hide, conceal,
screen, veil; misrepresent, falsify: We camouflaged our
movements by fastening twigs and leaves to our helmets.
camp° n. 1 camping-ground, camp-ground, bivouac, encampment,
camp-site; settlement; camping-site, Brit caravan site: The
name 'Chester' derives from Latin castrum, meaning 'camp', for
the city was originally the site of a Roman camp. Is there a
camp where we can stay overnight? 2 faction, set, coterie,
clique, group, party, body: On this issue, the politicians are
divided into two camps.
--v. 3 encamp, pitch camp, tent: Our family likes to go
camping in the mountains during the summer. 4 lodge, bivouac,
settle: The platoon camped by the river. 5 camp out. Slang
crash: Mind if I camp out in your pad tonight?
campý adj. 1 outr‚, outrageous, exaggerated, artless, affected,
inartistic, extravagant, artificial, Dadaistic, theatrical,
mannered, flamboyant, showy, ostentatious, effeminate, Colloq
campy: Some of the kitsch produced in the 1930s was the epitome
of camp. His manner is a bit too camp for my taste.
--v. 2 exaggerate, show off, strut, flaunt, flounce, prance,
posture, Colloq ham: Clarence just loves to camp it up whenever
there are women around.
campaign n. 1 operation(s), manoeuvre(s), crusade, action; drive,
offensive, push, effort; struggle: Napoleon's Russian campaign
ended in disaster. Our next sales campaign will be aimed at
teenagers. 2 competition, contest, rivalry, race: Presidential