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camera|work /kæ mrəwɜː ^r k/ N‑UNCOUNT The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way. □  The director employs sensuous, atmospheric camerawork and deft dramatic touches.

cami|sole /kæ m I soʊl/ (camisoles ) N‑COUNT A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example. □  …silk camisoles.

camo|mile /kæ məma I l/ also chamomile N‑UNCOUNT Camomile is a scented plant with flowers like small daisies. The flowers can be used to make herbal tea.

camou|flage /kæ məflɑːʒ/ (camouflages , camouflaging , camouflaged )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment. □  They were dressed in camouflage and carried automatic rifles. □  …a camouflage jacket.

2 VERB [usu passive] If military buildings or vehicles are camouflaged , things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see them. □ [be V -ed] You won't see them from the air. They'd be very well camouflaged.

3 VERB If you camouflage something such as a feeling or a situation, you hide it or make it appear to be something different. □ [V n] I think that there has been an attempt to camouflage what really happened. ● N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] Camouflage is also a noun. □ [+ for ] The constant partygoing of her later years was a desperate camouflage for her grief.

4 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] Camouflage is the way in which some animals are coloured and shaped so that they cannot easily be seen in their natural surroundings.

camp ◆◆◇ /kæ mp/ (camps , camping , camped )

1 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay. □  …a refugee camp. □  2,500 foreign prisoners-of-war, including Americans, had been held in camps near Tambov.

2 N‑VAR A camp is an outdoor area with buildings, tents, or caravans where people stay on holiday.

3 N‑VAR A camp is a collection of tents or caravans where people are living or staying, usually temporarily while they are travelling. □  …gypsy camps. □  We'll make camp on that hill ahead.

4 VERB If you camp somewhere, you stay or live there for a short time in a tent or caravan, or in the open air. □ [V ] We camped near the beach. ● PHRASAL VERB Camp out means the same as camp . □ [V P ] For six months they camped out in a caravan in a meadow at the back of the house. ●  camp|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ in ] They went camping in the wilds. □  …a camping trip.

5 N‑COUNT You can refer to a group of people who all support a particular person, policy, or idea as a particular camp . □  While the 'yes' camp remains in the lead, the jump in numbers of undecideds will cause alarm.

6 ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour, performance, or style of dress as camp , you mean that it is exaggerated and amusing, often in a way that is thought to be typical of some male homosexuals. [INFORMAL ] □  James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance. ● N‑UNCOUNT Camp is also a noun. □  The video was seven minutes of high camp and melodrama.

7 → see also aide-de-camp , camped , concentration camp , holiday camp , labour camp , prison camp , training camp

8 PHRASE If a performer camps it up , they deliberately perform in an exaggerated and often amusing way. [INFORMAL ]

▸  camp out