tent
tent Lexical Profile
tent Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A portable shelter made of fabric or other material stretched over a supporting framework of poles and usually attached to the ground with pegs and ropes.
"We pitched our tent near the edge of the lake before the sun went down."
Something resembling a portable canvas shelter in shape or function, such as a protective canopy.
"The hospital provided an oxygen tent to help the premature baby breathe more easily."
A roll or plug of soft absorbent material, such as lint or gauze, inserted into a bodily canal or wound to dilate it or keep it open for drainage.
"The surgeon carefully placed a small tent in the incision to ensure proper postoperative drainage."
• verb
To live or stay in a tent, typically while camping or traveling.
"They decided to tent in the wilderness for their summer vacation to truly disconnect from city life."
To arrange or form something into a peaked shape resembling a tent.
"The professor tented his fingers and listened carefully to the student's ambitious proposal."
To cover a structure entirely with a large tarp or enclosure, typically for fumigation.
"The exterminator tented the entire house to completely eradicate the termite infestation."
• Rhymes for tent
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'tente', derived from Vulgar Latin 'tenta', the feminine past participle of Latin 'tendere', meaning 'to stretch' (referring to stretched canvas or animal skins).
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