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 tent tent /ˈtɛnt/

noun

  1. () A portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)  ( collapsible shelter , tent )
    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
    he pitched his tent near the creek
  2. A web that resembles a tent or carpet  ( tent )
    a web that resembles a tent or carpet

verb

  1. Live in or as if in a tent  ( bivouac , tent , bivvy up [Informal] , camp , camp out , encamp )
    live in or as if in a tent
     Can we go camping again this summer?
    Can we go camping again this summer?
     The circus tented near the town
    The circus tented near the town
     The houseguests had to camp in the living room
    The houseguests had to camp in the living room


 Dirca palustris Dirca palustris /ˈdɝːkə pəˈlʌstrɪs/

noun

  1. Deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers  ( Dirca palustris , leatherwood , moose-wood , moosewood , ropebark , wicopy )
    deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers


 beggarman beggarman /ˈbɛgərmæn/

noun

  1. A man who is a beggar  ( beggarman )
    a man who is a beggar
     The old beggarman sang a tune of his younger days.
    The old beggarman sang a tune of his younger days.


 Houston Houston /ˈhjuːstən/

noun

  1. () The largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration  ( Houston )
    the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      They visited NASA's Space Center in Houston, learning about space exploration.
    They visited NASA's Space Center in Houston, learning about space exploration.
  2. United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)  ( Houston , Sam Houston , Samuel Houston )
    United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)