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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024den /dɛn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Biology, Zoologythe home or shelter of a wild animal:the lion's den.
- a room in a home providing an informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024den (den),USA pronunciation n., v., denned, den•ning. n. - Biology, Zoologythe lair or shelter of a wild animal, esp. 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.
v.t. - to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den.
- to kill (an animal) inside its den.
v.i. - to live in or as if in a den.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English denn; compare early Dutch denne floor, cave, den, German Tenne floor
- Denmark.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: den /dɛn/ n - 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 haunt: a den of vice
- Scot a small wooded valley; dingle
vb (dens, denning, denned)- (intransitive) to live in or as if in a den
Etymology: Old English denn; related to Old High German tenni threshing floor, early Dutch denne low ground, den, cave |