warren

[ wawr-uhn, wor- ]

/ ˈwɔr ən, ˈwɒr- /

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noun

a place where rabbits breed or abound.

a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters.

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Origin of warren

1350–1400; Middle English warenne<Anglo-French; Old French g(u)arenne<Germanic *warinne game park, equivalent to *war- (base of *warjan to defend) + *-inne feminine noun suffix

Words nearby warren

Warrant of Fitness, warrantor, warrant sale, warranty, warranty deed, warren, Warren, Earl, warrener, Warrensburg, Warrensville Heights, warrigal

Other definitions for warren (2 of 2)

Warren

[ wawr-uhn, wor- ]

/ ˈwɔr ən, ˈwɒr- /

noun

Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.

Joseph, 1741–75, American physician, statesman, and patriot.

Mercy Otis, 1728–1814, U.S. historian and poet (sister of James Otis).

Robert Penn, 1905–89, U.S. novelist and poet: named the first U.S. poet laureate (1986–87).

a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

a city in NE Ohio, NW of Youngstown.

a city in NW Pennsylvania.

a town in E Rhode Island.

a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “protection.”

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use warren in a sentence

And, by making it, Warren slanders private equity and dilutes her more legitimate criticisms of its actual practices — just as she's in the Senate's majority party for the first time in six years.
Warren broadsides private equity following stock market volatility|Dan Primack|February 1, 2021|Axios
At first it was a few creatures here and there, Doody says, but then the team found 418 Uperoleia frogs in a single warren.
Monitor lizards’ huge burrow systems can shelter hundreds of small animals|Jake Buehler|January 19, 2021|Science News
Warren became associated with the word “Persist” after a 2017 confrontation with McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and Senate majority leader.
Elizabeth Warren’s next book arrives in April|Rachel Schallom|December 16, 2020|Fortune
Warren isn’t measuring the Oval Office drapes, but just yesterday, Romm reported the news of the FTC plus 48 state attorneys general filing antitrust suits, the FTC explicitly asking that Facebook be forced to sell of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Style Conversational Week 1414: YIP, YIP for 2021|Pat Myers|December 10, 2020|Washington Post

Warren mentioned that, when he worked as an executive with the Minnesota Vikings, the organization’s research found that less than a quarter of Vikings fans had ever attended a game.
Maryland athletics launches streaming platform. It’s like ‘Netflix for Terps.’|Emily Giambalvo|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But Huckabee (akin to Elizabeth Warren on the left) is like an ice cream sundae.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee|Dean Obeidallah|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Elizabeth Warren is the originator,” he said of the comment that energized Republicans in the 2012 race.
How Will Cuba Play In Peoria?|Eleanor Clift|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some imagine Senator Elizabeth Warren as the charismatic leader of a progressive version of the “tea party.”
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Perhaps the marriage celebrated in King's Warren church may turn out well after all.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
John Collins Warren, a distinguished Boston physician, died, aged 77.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It'll be beastly dull for her at The Warren, you see, poor girl; and she doesn't seem to jump at Spunyarn, though he does hang on.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for warren (1 of 3)

warren

/ (ˈwɒrən) /

noun

a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live

a colony of rabbits

an overcrowded area or dwelling

mainly British an enclosed place where small game animals or birds are kept, esp for breeding, or a part of a river or lake enclosed by nets in which fish are kept (esp in the phrase beasts or fowls of warren)
English legal history a franchise permitting one to keep animals, birds, or fish in this way

Word Origin for warren

C14: from Anglo-French warenne, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German werien to preserve

British Dictionary definitions for warren (2 of 3)

Warren¹

/ (ˈwɒrən) /

noun

a city in the US, in SE Michigan, northeast of Detroit. Pop: 136 016 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for warren (3 of 3)

Warren²

/ (ˈwɒrən) /

noun

Earl. 1891–1974, US lawyer; chief justice of the US (1953–69). He chaired the commission that investigated the murder of President Kennedy

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Medical definitions for warren

Warren

[ wôr′ən ]

John Collins 1778-1856

American surgeon who gave the first public demonstration (1846) of the use of ether as an anesthetic for a surgical procedure.