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