DENNING

DEN

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

denning

present participle of den

Proper noun

Denning (plural Dennings)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Denning is the 4402nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8076 individuals. Denning is most common among White (89.59%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


DEN

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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