Definition of tent

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • tent is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
  • tent is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
  • tent is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of tent


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

    Examples

    1. he pitched his tent near the creek

    Synonyms

    1. collapsible shelter
  • live in or as if in a tent (verb)

    Examples

    1. The circus tented near the town

    Synonyms

    1. bivouac
    2. camp
    3. camp out
    4. encamp
  • a web that resembles a tent or carpet (noun)

See definition of tent in Merriam Webster