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den definition

den (den)

noun

  1. the cave or other lair of a wild animal
  2. a retreat or headquarters, as of thieves; haunt
  3. a small, squalid room
  4. a small, cozy room in a house, where a person can be alone to read, work, etc.
  5. a small, localized unit of Cub Scouts

Etymology: ME < OE denn, lair, pasture, akin to MLowG, place where grass is trodden down, lair < IE base *dhen-, level place

intransitive verb denned, denning den′·ning

to live or hide in or as in a den
Den definition

Den

Denmark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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