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tent

/tɛnt/noun, verb1 syllable

Tent means: live in or as if in a tent.

Synonyms for tent6

noun, as in a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

collapsible shelter

verb, as in live in or as if in a tent

camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac

also used for tent

fumigate

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What does tent mean?3

verb

1

live in or as if in a tent“Can we go camping again this summer?”

noun

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”

2

a web that resembles a tent or carpet

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tent?38

three syllables

represent
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All 38 rhymes for tent, grouped by syllable

Tent in a sentence

  • We spent the night there, in the tent.OsoHombre
  • Dark as it was, we managed to find our way back to our tent.Swift
  • Ziri was lying in his tent, messing with his phone.Amastan
  • We were all in the tent, cuddling to keep warm.Amastan
  • Ziri laid in his tent, too scared to move.Amastan
  • Ziri was found sitting in his tent, frozen.Amastan
  • Ziri was found sitting in his tent, shocked and frozen.Amastan
  • Matthew's camping gear included a tent, sleeping bag, and camping stove.Amastan

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Forms of tent

as a noun

plural
tents

as a verb

past tense
tented
present participle
tenting
third-person singular
tents
past participle
tented