bivouac

bivouac is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.
2. noun. An encampment for the night without tents or covering.
3. intransitive verb. To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
4. intransitive verb. To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
5. noun. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

   "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"

   Synonyms: camp, cantonment, encampment

6. noun. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

   Synonyms: campground, campsite, encampment

7. verb. live in or as if in a tent

   "Can we go camping again this summer?"

   "The circus tented near the town"

   Synonyms: camp, encamp, tent

Synonyms

camp, cantonment, encampment, campground, campsite, encamp, tent

Common word forms

bivouacs, bivouaced

Words from these letters

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