den en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈdɛn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdɪ̟n/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
Etymology
From Middle English den, from Old English denn (“den, lair (of a beast), cave; a swine-pasture, a woodland pasture for swine”), from Proto-West Germanic *dani (“threshing-floor, barn-floor”). Cognate with Scots den (“den, lair”), Middle Dutch denne (“burrow, den, cave, attic”), Dutch den (“ship's deck, threshing-floor, mountain floor”), Middle Low German denne, danne (“threshing-floor, small dale”), German Tenne (“threshing-floor, barn for threshing”).
Meanings
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A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
Daniel was put into the lions’ den.
a den of robbers
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A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
Lying in a den in Bombay With a slack jaw and not much to say
1980, Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, “Down Under”, performed by Men at Work:a den of vice
an opium den; a gambling den
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A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
Near-synonyms: family room, sunroom, Florida room, Arizona room, rec room, playroom
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Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).
Our little girls love using bedsheets and other stuff around the house to make dens in the living room and pretending they're on adventures.
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(Scotland, UK, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
I have made several visits of late to the Den of Rubislaw
1806, Sir William Forbes, An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D., including many of his Original Letters:
- A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bedsit · parlour · lounge room · drawing room · living-room · zitkamer · sitting room · loungeroom · front room · lounge · sitter · parlor · living room
Deriveds
lion's den · denful · Maggie's den · denlike · denner · dealer's den · Tony's den · den of iniquity · Major's den · drug den · Boris's den · beard the lion in his den · gambling den · dragon's den · opium den · den mother
Hypernyms
room · space · site · location · place
Synonyms
fort · luster · sunroom · family room · Wiktionary appendix of animal terms, including their homes · rec room · playroom · Arizona room · Florida room · lair
Translations (182)
sv skyffe (squalid or wretched place) · tr sofa (living room of a house) · sl brlog (home of certain animals) · gl tobo (home of certain animals) · cy ffau (home of certain animals) · lv miga (home of certain animals) · gag yuva (home of certain animals) · my သားရဲတွင်း (home of certain animals) · ru прито́н (squalid or wretched place) · fr repaire (home of certain animals) · es guarida (home of certain animals) · vi hang ổ (squalid or wretched place) · sk brloh (home of certain animals) · mk дувло (home of certain animals) · ga brocais (home of certain animals) · be ло́гава (home of certain animals) · he מְחִילָה (home of certain animals) · tt оя (home of certain animals) · cy lloches (living room of a house) · xag 𐕐𐔰𐕎 (squalid or wretched place) · uk нора́ (home of certain animals) · pl jama (home of certain animals) · lt urvas (home of certain animals) · jv ꦭꦺꦁ (home of certain animals) · nb hi (home of certain animals) · ota این (home of certain animals) · vi hang (home of certain animals) · ga poll (squalid or wretched place) · ko 소굴 (home of certain animals) · ru нора́ (home of certain animals) · be ло́гавішча (home of certain animals) · nl woonkamer (living room of a house) · la lustrum (squalid or wretched place) · tyv ижээн (home of certain animals) · cmn 獸穴 /兽穴 (home of certain animals) · fi luola (home of certain animals) · fi pesä (squalid or wretched place) · uk лі́гвище (home of certain animals) · ar جُحْر (home of certain animals) · bg свърта́лище (squalid or wretched place) · ga pluais (home of certain animals) · eu gordeleku (home of certain animals) · tg сӯрох (home of certain animals) · de Höhle (home of certain animals) · uz in (home of certain animals) · scn jazzu (home of certain animals) · da hummer (living room of a house) · cs doupě (home of certain animals) · ar عُشّ (home of certain animals) · la tablīnum (living room of a house) · hu odú (home of certain animals) · fa-ira کُنام (home of certain animals) · da hule (living room of a house) · xal кевтр (home of certain animals) · ka ბუნაგი (home of certain animals) · pt cova (home of certain animals) · tr in (home of certain animals) · mrj пӹжӓш (home of certain animals) · ro vizuină (home of certain animals) · kk жатақ (home of certain animals) · sv gryt (home of certain animals) · bg бърло́га (home of certain animals) · gv towl (home of certain animals) · be бярло́г (home of certain animals) · pl leże (home of certain animals) · fr salon (living room of a house) · sh jama (home of certain animals) · be нара́ (home of certain animals) · sh јама (home of certain animals) · fr tanière (home of certain animals) · ga nead (living room of a house) · kk ұя (home of certain animals) · oj waazh (home of certain animals) · ky үңкүр (home of certain animals) · la lustrum (home of certain animals) · ba оя (home of certain animals) · pl nora (home of certain animals) · bg верте́п (squalid or wretched place) · fa-ira لانِه (home of certain animals) · kk аунақ (home of certain animals) · kmr qul (home of certain animals) · ga uachais (home of certain animals) · kk апан (home of certain animals) · he גֹּב (home of certain animals) · sh log (home of certain animals) · ko 굴 (home of certain animals) · hi मांद (home of certain animals) · pl barłóg (home of certain animals) · bg дне́вна (living room of a house) · sv håla (home of certain animals) · tr in (living room of a house) · gv aaght (home of certain animals) · nl hol (home of certain animals) · gl paleira (home of certain animals) · it covo (home of certain animals) · da værelse (living room of a house) · ug ئۇۋا (home of certain animals) · cy ogof (squalid or wretched place) · sh лог (home of certain animals) · fr antre (home of certain animals) · hu barlang (home of certain animals) · hy բույն (home of certain animals) · nl huiskamer (living room of a house) · hy որջ (home of certain animals) · cs nora (home of certain animals) · tl kubil (home of certain animals) · sh jazbina (home of certain animals) · swb gumbo (home of certain animals) · mi hāpoki (squalid or wretched place) · sk nora (home of certain animals) · da hule (home of certain animals) · pl gawra (home of certain animals) · de Wohnzimmer (living room of a house) · it salotto (living room of a house) · koi гу (home of certain animals) · et pesa (home of certain animals) · oj waanzh (home of certain animals) · cs brloh (home of certain animals) · kk үңгір (home of certain animals) · de Bau (home of certain animals) · ar عَرِين (home of certain animals) · hu kotorék (home of certain animals) · tg лона (home of certain animals) · es gabinete (living room of a house) · txb lesto (home of certain animals) · bg лего́вище (home of certain animals) · pl speluna (squalid or wretched place) · uk лі́гво (home of certain animals) · fi olohuone (living room of a house) · ug ئاپان (home of certain animals) · kpv гу (home of certain animals) · ur اَڈَّہ (home of certain animals) · cmn 獸窟 /兽窟 (home of certain animals) · fi pesä (home of certain animals) · pt toca (home of certain animals) · es madriguera (home of certain animals) · cmn 巢穴 (home of certain animals) · ru ло́говище (home of certain animals) · lo ສຸ່ງ (home of certain animals) · ru ло́гово (home of certain animals) · uz uya (home of certain animals) · es cubil (home of certain animals) · nl leefkamer (living room of a house) · ur غار (home of certain animals) · ba өң (home of certain animals) · oc tuta (home of certain animals) · kmr kun (home of certain animals) · et urg (home of certain animals) · pt enxovia (squalid or wretched place) · ru берло́га (home of certain animals) · sh брлог (home of certain animals) · da hybel (living room of a house) · he גּוֹב (home of certain animals) · sh brlog (home of certain animals) · fi luola (squalid or wretched place) · cmn 獸窩 /兽窝 (home of certain animals) · uk барлі́г (home of certain animals) · udm гу (home of certain animals) · ca cau (home of certain animals) · ky түнөк (home of certain animals) · pl pieczara (home of certain animals) · enm den (home of certain animals) · az yuva (home of certain animals) · id liang (home of certain animals) · ja 巣窟 (home of certain animals) · be мярло́га (home of certain animals) · tt өн (home of certain animals) · bg барда́к (squalid or wretched place) · it tana (home of certain animals) · id ruang santai (living room of a house) · id liang (squalid or wretched place) · grc φωλεός (home of certain animals) · mhr вынем (home of certain animals) · sv jordkula (home of certain animals) · pl melina (squalid or wretched place) · eu zulo (home of certain animals) · et koobas (home of certain animals) · sh јазбина (home of certain animals) · tk süren (home of certain animals) · sk dúpä (home of certain animals) · zku yapa (home of certain animals) · pl legowisko (home of certain animals)