den
1
5.6
- noun
- /dɛn/
- Jargon
:
patrulla
- The Cub Scouts were excited to show their parents the fun activities they did in their den.
Examples
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That and dens for the soldiers, like those they have at the south gate.
Fiction book (1994) -
Their lewd women induce, by the cheapness of their offers, thousands of boys and young men to enter their dens, many of whom are inoculated with venereal diseases of the worst type.
Academic text (2003) -
We discovered that if their love was there and the excitement was there, that other kids would come play in our den and living room.
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Oh no, me and Alfie made a den yesterday.
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Some builders, trying to minimize septic-system size to maximize house size on small lots, have adopted practices of building "dens," "bonus rooms," or "sewing rooms" that look suspiciously like bedrooms.
Academic text (2005) -
During the campout, our den worked together to build a great campfire.
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Each den planned its own project for the annual scouting event.
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.9
To confront a powerful person directly in their own place
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Den comes from the idea of an animal's 'home' and is used by Cub Scouts because young animals, like wolf cubs, live together in a 'den'. That's why a Scout den is a small group of children who meet together.