Word Meaning

tent definition and meaning

n. A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also tent wine, and tinta.
n. Attention; regard, care.
n. Intention; design.
v. t. To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder.
v. t. To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
n. A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
n. A probe for searching a wound.
n. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.
n. The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
v. i. To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle.

Crossword clues for tent

- Accommodation when camping
- Camping gear
- Camping item
- Canvas shelter
- Circus arena
- Circus marquee
- Home for a camper
- Marquee
- Portable canvas shelter
- Portable shelter
- Shelter in unlit entrance
- Temporary dwelling
- Temporary shelter
- type of caterpillar