dens
Americannoun
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dentes
plural
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Etymology
Origin of dens
< Latin dēns; see tooth
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Growing up in rural Monmouthshire, she regularly got covered in mud and played for hours in the woods with her younger brother, damming rivers and making dens.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Across Silicon Valley, work is being remade as once mellow spaces become dens of din.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
In its famous showstopper, “Ya Got Trouble,” con man Harold Hill warns the River City townsfolk about supposed dens of immorality, and the children notice Matty in the crowd, holding a bundle.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
Back when he was working as a wildlife officer in Mammoth Lakes in the 1990s, Searles says he often saw coyotes sleeping outside bear dens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025
As the sun rises, we find one of our old dens, one outside the fire’s reach.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Bestiæ habent acutos ungues, & dentes, suntque carnivoræ, As the Lyon, 1. the King of four-footed Beasts, having a mane; with the Lioness.
From The Orbis Pictus by Charles Hoole
Mucrones: in Collembola the two small end pieces of the furcula, proceeding from the dentes.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Canine teeth: applied to the sharp and conical teeth of mandibles in predatory species: = dentes caninae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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