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D0128500 (dĕn)n.1. The shelter or retreat of a wild animal; a lair.2. A cave or hollow used as a refuge or hiding place.3. A hidden or squalid dwelling place: a den of thieves.4. A secluded room for study or relaxation.5. A unit of about eight to ten Cub Scouts.intr.v. denned, den·ning, dens To inhabit or hide in a den.

[Middle English, from Old English denn.]

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(dɛn) n1. (Zoology) the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair2. a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby3. a squalid or wretched room or retreat4. a site or haunt: a den of vice. 5. (Physical Geography) Scot a small wooded valley; dingle6. (Team Sports, other than specified) dialect Scot and Northern English a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or basevb, dens, denning or denned (intr) to live in or as if in a den[Old English denn; related to Old High German tenni threshing floor, early Dutch denne low ground, den, cave]

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n., v. denned, den•ning. n. 1. the lair or shelter of a wild animal, esp. a predatory mammal. 2. a room in a home designed to provide a comfortable atmosphere for conversation, reading, etc. 3. a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment. 4. a squalid place: dens of misery. 5. one of the units of a Cub Scout pack. v.i. 6. to live in or as if in a den. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English denn, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German denne low ground, Old High German tenni floor]

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a wild beasts’ lair, hence, the beasts themselves.Examples: den of foxes, 1300; of lemur; of lions, 1380; of robbers, 1860; of snakes; of thieves, 1719; of tigers, 1400; of vice.

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Past participle: denned
Gerund: denning

Imperative
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Present
I den
you den
he/she/it dens
we den
you den
they den

Preterite
I denned
you denned
he/she/it denned
we denned
you denned
they denned

Present Continuous
I am denning
you are denning
he/she/it is denning
we are denning
you are denning
they are denning

Present Perfect
I have denned
you have denned
he/she/it has denned
we have denned
you have denned
they have denned

Past Continuous
I was denning
you were denning
he/she/it was denning
we were denning
you were denning
they were denning

Past Perfect
I had denned
you had denned
he/she/it had denned
we had denned
you had denned
they had denned

Future
I will den
you will den
he/she/it will den
we will den
you will den
they will den

Future Perfect
I will have denned
you will have denned
he/she/it will have denned
we will have denned
you will have denned
they will have denned

Future Continuous
I will be denning
you will be denning
he/she/it will be denning
we will be denning
you will be denning
they will be denning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been denning
you have been denning
he/she/it has been denning
we have been denning
you have been denning
they have been denning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been denning
you will have been denning
he/she/it will have been denning
we will have been denning
you will have been denning
they will have been denning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been denning
you had been denning
he/she/it had been denning
we had been denning
you had been denning
they had been denning

Conditional
I would den
you would den
he/she/it would den
we would den
you would den
they would den

Past Conditional
I would have denned
you would have denned
he/she/it would have denned
we would have denned
you would have denned
they would have denned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	den - the habitation of wild animals lairhabitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
	2.	den - a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlawshideaway, hideouthiding place - a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
	3.	den - a unit of 8 to 10 cub scoutssocial unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
	4.	den - a room that is comfortable and secludeddwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

den

noun1. lair, hole, shelter, tunnel, lodge, cave, haunt, burrow, cavern, hide-out The skunk makes its den in burrows and hollow logs.2. (Chiefly U.S.) study, retreat, sanctuary, hideaway, cloister, snug, sanctum, cubbyhole, snuggery The walls of his den were covered in posters.3. haunt, resort, rendezvous, meeting place, hangout (informal), stamping ground, gathering place three illegal drinking dens

den

noun1. A place used as an animal's dwelling:burrow, hole, lair.2. A hiding place:covert, hideaway, hide-out, lair.

Translations

兽穴私室

den

(den) noun1. the home of a wild beast. a lion's den.兽穴2. a private room for working in etc. 私室

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beard the lion

To confront risk or danger head on, especially for the sake of possible personal gain. Refers to a proverb based on a Bible story from I Samuel, in which a shepherd, David, hunts down a lion that stole a lamb, grasps it by the beard, and kills it. Risks very often don't turn out well, but if you don't face them and beard the lion, you will never achieve the success you truly desire.See also: beard, lion

the lion's den

A particularly dangerous, hostile, or oppressive place or situation, especially due to an angry or sinister person or group of people within it. I felt like I was walking into the lion's den when I went in front of the board for my annual review.See also: den

beard (one) in (one's) den

To confront risk or danger head on, especially for the sake of possible personal gain. The phrase is a variation of the Biblical proverb "beard the lion in his den." OK, who is going to beard the boss in his den and tell him that the deal isn't happening?See also: beard, den

beard the lion in his den

To confront risk or danger head on, especially for the sake of possible personal gain. Refers to a proverb based on a Bible story from I Samuel, in which a shepherd, David, hunts down a lion that stole a lamb, grasps it by the beard, and kills it. A risk very often doesn't turn out well, but if you don't face it and beard the lion in his den, you will never achieve the success you truly desire.See also: beard, den, lion

den of iniquity

A place where seedy activities happen. I'm not surprised to hear that the police raided that club again—it's a den of iniquity!See also: den, iniquity, of

walk into the lion's den

To enter into a particularly dangerous, hostile, or oppressive place or situation, especially due to an angry or sinister person or group of people within it. I felt like I was walking into the lion's den when I went in front of the board for my annual review.See also: den, walk

beard the lion in his den

and beard someone in his denProv. to confront someone on his or her own territory. I spent a week trying to reach Mr. Toynbee by phone, but his secretary always told me he was too busy to talk to me. Today I walked straight into his office and bearded the lion in his den. If the landlord doesn't contact us soon, we'll have to beard him in his den.See also: beard, den, lion

den of iniquity

a place filled with criminal activity or wickedness. The town was a den of iniquity and vice was everywhere. Police raided the gambling house, calling it a den of iniquity.See also: den, iniquity, of

beard the lion

Confront a danger, take a risk, as in I went straight to my boss, bearding the lion. This term was originally a Latin proverb based on a Bible story (I Samuel 17:35) about the shepherd David, who pursued a lion that had stolen a lamb, caught it by its beard, and killed it. By Shakespeare's time it was being used figuratively, as it is today. Sometimes the term is amplified to beard the lion in his den, which may combine the allusion with another Bible story, that of Daniel being shut in a lions' den for the night (Daniel 6:16-24). See also: beard, lion

a den of iniquity

If a place is a den of iniquity, a lot of immoral things happen there. As time went on, he realised he was working in a den of iniquity and that the corruption spread right to the top of the organization.See also: den, iniquity, of

walk into the lion's den

COMMON If you walk into the lion's den, you deliberately place yourself in a dangerous or difficult situation. Confident that he had done no wrong, the Minister last night walked into the lion's den of his press accusers, looked them in the eye, and fought back. Note: Other verbs such as go, step, or venture can be used instead of walk. We need to win tonight's game, but we are going into the lion's den without one of our key men. Note: You can also say that someone is thrown or sent into the lion's den if they are put in a difficult or dangerous situation. She was eagerly accepted by the teaching agency, and thrown straight into the lion's den at a tough comprehensive school in Surrey. Note: This expression comes from the story in the Bible of Daniel, who was thrown into a den of lions because he refused to stop praying to God. However, he was protected by God and the lions did not hurt him. (Daniel 6) See also: den, walk

beard the lion in his den (or lair)

confront or challenge someone on their own ground. This phrase developed partly from the idea of being daring enough to take a lion by the beard and partly from the use of beard as a verb to mean ‘face’, i.e. to face a lion in his den.See also: beard, den, lion

the lion's den

a demanding, intimidating, or unpleasant place or situation.See also: den

a den of iˈniquity/ˈvice

(disapproving) a place where people do bad things: She thinks that just because we sit around smoking and drinking beer the club must be a real den of iniquity.See also: den, iniquity, of

the ˌlion’s ˈden

a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you: Before each one of her press conferences, she felt as if she were going into the lion’s den.This idiom comes from the story of Daniel in the Bible, who went into a lion’s den (= home) as a punishment but was not hurt by the lion.See also: den

den of thieves, a

A group of individuals or a place strongly suspected of underhanded dealings. This term appears in the Bible (Matthew 21:13) when Jesus, driving the moneychangers from the Temple, said, “My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.” Daniel Defoe used the term in Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, and by the late eighteenth century it was well known enough to be listed with other collective terms such as “House of Commons” in William Cobbett’s English Grammar in a discussion of syntax relating to pronouns.See also: den, of

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beard the lion

the lion's den

beard (one) in (one's) den

beard the lion in his den

den of iniquity

walk into the lion's den

beard the lion in his den

den of iniquity

beard the lion

a den of iniquity

walk into the lion's den

beard the lion in his den (or lair)

the lion's den

a den of iˈniquity/ˈvice

the ˌlion’s ˈden

den of thieves, a

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noun lair

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noun study

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noun haunt

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noun a place used as an animal's dwelling

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noun a hiding place

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noun the habitation of wild animals

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noun a hiding place

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noun a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

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noun a room that is comfortable and secluded

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