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- [den]
- /dɛn/
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- [den]
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Definitions of den word
- countable noun den A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes. 3
- countable noun den Your den is a quiet room in your house where you can go to study, work, or carry on a hobby without being disturbed. 3
- countable noun den A den is a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose. 3
- countable noun den If you describe a place as a den of a particular type of bad or illegal behaviour, you mean that a lot of that type of behaviour goes on there. 3
- noun den the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair 3
- noun den a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby 3
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Origin of den
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English denn; compare early Dutch denne floor, cave, den, German Tenne floor
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Parts of speech for Den
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adverb
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conjunction
determiner
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den popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
den usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for den
noun den
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- nest — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- cave — A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
- lair — A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
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