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dens

/dɛnz/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  2. A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
  3. A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
  4. A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
  5. To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
  6. The strong odontoid process of the axis.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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