Den

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dÉ›n/
• pin-pen IPA: /dɪn/
• Rhymes: -É›n
• Homophones: din pin-pen merger

From Middle English den, from Old English denn ("den, lair (of a beast), cave; a swine-pasture, a woodland pasture for swine"), from Proto-Germanic *danjō ("threshing-floor, barn-floor"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- ("flat surface, board, sheet, area, palm of the hand"). Cognate with Scots den ("den, lair"), 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").

Full definition of den

Noun

1. 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.a den of robbersDaniel was put into the lions’ den.
2. A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.a den of vicean opium den; a gambling den
3. A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
4. (UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

Synonyms

• (home of certain animals) lairSee also:

Verb

1. (reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

From Old French denier, from Latin denarius.

Abbreviation

abbreviation

1. Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight)

Anagrams

• DNE, end, NDE, NED, Ned, ned