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den

1

[ den ]

noun

  1. the lair or shelter of a wild animal, especially a predatory mammal.
  2. a room, often secluded, in a house or apartment, designed to provide a quiet, comfortable, and informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, writing, etc.
  3. a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment.
  4. a squalid or vile abode or place:

    dens of misery.

  5. one of the units of a cub scout pack, analogous to a patrol in the Boy Scouts.


verb (used with object)

, denned, den·ning.
  1. to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den.
  2. to kill (an animal) inside its den.

verb (used without object)

, denned, den·ning.
  1. to live in or as if in a den.

Den.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Denmark.

Den.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Denmark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


den

2

/ dɛn /

noun

  1. the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair
  2. a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby
  3. a squalid or wretched room or retreat
  4. a site or haunt

    a den of vice

  5. a small wooded valley; dingle
  6. dialect.
    a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or base
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to live in or as if in a den
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of den1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English denn; compare early Dutch denne floor, cave, den, German Tenne floor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of den1

Old English denn; related to Old High German tenni threshing floor, early Dutch denne low ground, den, cave
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Example Sentences

In a chapter titled “Fox Den,” he braves brambles in an attempt to follow his neighborhood urban fox.

It is unknown whether John Doe is David Neuman, who was once an executive at DEN.

The occasion was his Pitch At The Palace event, a Dragon's den-style forum for entrepreneurs to seek investment.

He introduces me to the head bartender, Peter Van Den Bossche.

Heinz wrote the book in his makeshift den, a bantam-size office that he had constructed off the TV room in a corner of his garage.

Over the mantel in our parlor we have a picture of the lion's den, and it is one of the choicest of our family treasures.

"'Bared the lion in hith den—the Doog-dug-lath——'" Abraham stopped and took a long breath.

Then he returned to the den and found his people recovering somewhat from their surprise.

Mr. Ralph found me in his den, I was arranging one of his tables, and he said that he wanted to talk to me.

Often the doctor came to Hill Street and sat for long periods with the general in that small, cosy room which was his den.

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