DEN

den

(noun) a room that is comfortable and secluded

den

(noun) a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

hideout, hideaway, den

(noun) a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

lair, den

(noun) the habitation of wild animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Shortening.

Proper noun

Den

A diminutive of the male given name Dennis.

Anagrams

• -end, DNE, End, NDE, NED, Ned, end, end-, ned

Etymology 1

Noun

den (plural dens)

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

Synonym: family room

(UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

Synonyms

• (home of certain animals): lair

Verb

den (third-person singular simple present dens, present participle denning, simple past and past participle denned)

(reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

Etymology 2

Noun

den

Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight)

Etymology 3

Adverb

den (not comparable)

Pronunciation spelling of then.

Anagrams

• -end, DNE, End, NDE, NED, Ned, end, end-, ned

Proper noun

DEN (plural er-noun)

(sports) Abbreviation of Denver.

Anagrams

• -end, DNE, End, NDE, NED, Ned, end, end-, ned

Source: Wiktionary


Den, n. Etym: [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.]

1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers.

2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice. "Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of great capitals." Addison.

3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.]

4. Etym: [AS. denu.]

Definition: A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Shak.

Den, v. i.

Definition: To live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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