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• plural of den.
• present tense form of den (3rd person singular).

dens

American  

[denz] / dɛnz /

noun

Zoology.

• dentes
  plural

1. a tooth or toothlike part.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dentes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dens

< Latin dēns; see tooth

Example Sentences

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dens dentes

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

It's certainly hard to imagine life at Westminster without pubs and bars, but changing social attitudes are lapping at the gates of its historic drinking dens.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

The hefty price of color camouflage may explain why many octopuses spend so much time hiding in dens, and why deep-sea octopuses—who live in extremely dark waters—have less vibrant chromatophore systems, the researchers suggest.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2024

But what if instead of telling the tourists a bunch of polar bear facts, he also talked about the melting ice and the crumbling permafrost and the momma bears losing their dens?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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