DENS

Etymology 1

Noun

dens

plural of den

Verb

dens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of den

Etymology 2

Noun

dens

(anatomy) The strong odontoid process of the axis.

Anagrams

• Ends, NDEs, SEND, ends, neds, send, sned

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