den

[ den ]

/ dɛn /

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noun

the lair or shelter of a wild animal, especially a predatory mammal.

a room, often secluded, in a house or apartment, designed to provide a quiet, comfortable, and informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, writing, etc.

a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment.

a squalid or vile abode or place: dens of misery.

one of the units of a cub scout pack, analogous to a patrol in the Boy Scouts.

verb (used with object), denned, den·ning.

to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den.

to kill (an animal) inside its den.

verb (used without object), denned, den·ning.

to live in or as if in a den.

Origin of den

before 1000; Middle English; Old English denn; compare early Dutch denne floor, cave, den, German Tenne floor

Definition for den (2 of 2)

Den.

Denmark.

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British Dictionary definitions for den (1 of 2)

den

/ (dɛn) /

noun

the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair

a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby

a squalid or wretched room or retreat

a site or haunta den of vice

Scot a small wooded valley; dingle

Scot and Northern English dialect a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or base

verb dens, denning or denned

(intr) to live in or as if in a den

Word Origin for den

Old English denn; related to Old High German tenni threshing floor, early Dutch denne low ground, den, cave

British Dictionary definitions for den (2 of 2)

Den.

abbreviation for

Denmark

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单词	den
释义	den [ den ] / dɛn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR den ON THESAURUS.COM noun the lair or shelter of a wild animal, especially a predatory mammal. a room, often secluded, in a house or apartment, designed to provide a quiet, comfortable, and informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, writing, etc. a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment. a squalid or vile abode or place: dens of misery. one of the units of a cub scout pack, analogous to a patrol in the Boy Scouts. verb (used with object), denned, den·ning. to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den. to kill (an animal) inside its den. verb (used without object), denned, den·ning. to live in or as if in a den. Origin of den before 1000; Middle English; Old English denn; compare early Dutch denne floor, cave, den, German Tenne floor Definition for den (2 of 2) Den. Denmark. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for den (1 of 2) den / (dɛn) / noun the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby a squalid or wretched room or retreat a site or haunta den of vice Scot a small wooded valley; dingle Scot and Northern English dialect a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or base verb dens, denning or denned (intr) to live in or as if in a den Word Origin for den Old English denn; related to Old High German tenni threshing floor, early Dutch denne low ground, den, cave British Dictionary definitions for den (2 of 2) Den. abbreviation for Denmark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to den sanctuary, nest, cave, hotbed, studio, library, playroom, lair, shelter, sanctum, haunt, couch, burrow, cubbyhole, lodge, cloister, hole, hideout, study, retreat
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den

noun

verb (used with object), denned, den·ning.

verb (used without object), denned, den·ning.

Origin of den

Definition for den (2 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for den (1 of 2)

noun

verb dens, denning or denned

Word Origin for den

British Dictionary definitions for den (2 of 2)

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