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Word: Den
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English denn, of Germanic origin; related to German Tenne ‘threshing floor’, also to dene
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɛn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a wild mammal's hidden home; a lair
Short Definition:wild mammal's lair
Examples:- a female mink had set up her den there
Definition:
a small subdivision of a Cub Scout pack.
Short Definition:subdivision of Cub Scout pack
Word: Den
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɛn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a wild animal) live in a den
Short Definition:live in den
Examples:- the cubs denned in the late autumn
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