den
/dษn/IPA: /D EH1 N/
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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.
โDaniel was put into the lionsโ den.โ
- 2
A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
โa den of viceโ
- 3
A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
syn:family room - 4
A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
Synonyms
- 1
To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
- 1
An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- 2
A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
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Person who denies something.
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(temporal location) At that time.
โHe was happy then.โ
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(temporal location) Soon afterward.
โHe fixed it, then left.โ
- 3
(sequence) Next in order; in addition.
โThere are three green ones, then a blue one.โ
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In that case.
โIf itโs locked, then weโll need the key.โ
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(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
โThatโs a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.โ
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(affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.
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