Definition of den Den

/dɛˈn/ - [den] - Den

We found 17 definitions of den from 7 different sources.

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What does den mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: dens

den - a room that is comfortable and secluded
  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 - a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
den - a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
  hideout, hideaway
  hiding place a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
den - the habitation of wild animals
  lair
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • den (Noun)
    The home of certain animals.
  • den (Noun)
    A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
  • den (Verb)
    To ensconce or hide oneself in or as in a den.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • den (n.)
    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.
  • den (n.)
    A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice.
  • den (n.)
    Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
  • den (n.)
    A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
  • den (v. i.)
    To live in, or as in, a den.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • den
    den, n. the hollow lair of a wild beast: a kind of pit, a cave: a haunt of vice or misery: (coll.) a private retreat for work: (prov.) a narrow valley.—v.i. to retire to a den. [A.S. denn, a cave, and denu, a valley.]
  • den
    den, n. (obs.) for good-e'en, good-even

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • den
    A sandy tract near the sea, as at Exmouth and other places.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • den
    A cavity.

Part of speech

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  • den, verb, present, 1st person singular of den (infinitive).
  • den, verb (infinitive).
  • den, noun, singular of dens.

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