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dens

  [denz]
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–noun, plural den⋅tes  [den-teez] . Zoology.
a tooth or toothlike part.
Origin:
< L dēns; see tooth
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den

  [den] noun, verb, denned, den⋅ning.
–noun
1. the lair or shelter of a wild animal, esp. a predatory mammal.
2. a room, often secluded, in a house or apartment, designed to provide a quiet, comfortable, and informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, writing, etc.
3. a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment.
4. a squalid or vile abode or place: dens of misery.
5. one of the units of a cub scout pack, analogous to a patrol in the Boy Scouts.
–verb (used with object)
6. to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den.
7. to kill (an animal) inside its den.
–verb (used without object)
8. to live in or as if in a den.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE denn; cf. early D denne floor, cave, den, G Tenne floor
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den   (děn)   
n.  

  1. The shelter or retreat of a wild animal; a lair.

  2. A cave or hollow used as a refuge or hiding place.

  3. A hidden or squalid dwelling place: a den of thieves.

  4. A secluded room for study or relaxation.

  5. A unit of about eight to ten Cub Scouts.

intr.v.   denned, den·ning, dens
To inhabit or hide in a den.

[Middle English, from Old English denn.]
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Word Origin & History

den 
O.E. denn "wild animal's lair," from P.Gmc. *danjan. Sense of "small room" is 1771, originally colloquial.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: den
Function: abbreviation
denied
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dens
Pronunciation: 'denz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural den·tes /'den-"tEz/
: a toothlike processthat projects from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis in the spinal column, serves as a pivot on which the atlas rotates, and is morphologically the centrum of the atlas though detached fromthat vertebra and more or less perfectly united with the next one behind called also odontoid process
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dens (děnz)
n. pl. den·tes (děn'tēz')

  1. Tooth.

  2. A toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis around which the atlas rotates. Also called odontoid process of epistropheus.

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