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
Shortening.
Den
A diminutive of the male given name Dennis.
• -end, DNE, End, NDE, NED, Ned, end, end-, ned
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.
• (home of certain animals): lair
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.
den
Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight)
den (not comparable)
Pronunciation spelling of then.
• -end, DNE, End, NDE, NED, Ned, end, end-, ned
DEN (plural er-noun)
(sports) Abbreviation of Denver.
• -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
18 December 2024
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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