Source: WordNet® 3.1
denned
simple past tense and past participle of den
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
25 December 2024
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