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# den

noun (a den, dens)

«den» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The home of a wild animal, often hidden, like a fox's or lion's den or a bear's cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#m1)
2. A secret hideout that children build or play in, from sticks, blankets or boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#m2)
3. A small cosy room in a house for relaxing (mainly American). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#m3)
4. A place where bad things happen in secret: a den of thieves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, many animals use dens to sleep, hide and raise their young: foxes, wolves, bears and badgers (a badger's home is called a sett). In outdoor play and forest school, children build dens from branches and tarps, learning teamwork and design; check that the den is safe and never go into real animal dens. In stories, a "lion's den" means a scary place. Phrases: "build a den", "a fox's den", "into the lion's den", "a den of thieves", "Cub Scout den".

### Examples

- We built a den out of sticks in the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x1)
- The fox cubs stayed safe in their den. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x2)
- Bears sleep in dens during the winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x3)
- My brother and I made a blanket den in the living room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x4)
- Dad watches TV in the den. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x5)
- Going to the head teacher's office felt like walking into the lion's den. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x6)
- The robbers met in a secret den. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x7)
- Never crawl into an animal's den. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a den, dens. Different animals' homes have special names: a rabbit's burrow (warren), a badger's sett, a bird's nest, a bee's hive. In the Scouts (USA), a "den" is a small group of Cub Scouts.

## In Jewish tradition

In science, many animals use dens to sleep, hide and raise their young: foxes, wolves, bears and badgers (a badger's home is called a sett). In outdoor play and forest school, children build dens from branches and tarps, learning teamwork and design; check that the den is safe and never go into real animal dens. In stories, a "lion's den" means a scary place. Phrases: "build a den", "a fox's den", "into the lion's den", "a den of thieves", "Cub Scout den".

### Examples

- Geist ; verbannte sie mit sieben, goss sie aus mit den zwolf Gestimen.\*\*, "He drew them with water. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/den/#x1)
- Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens. (Writings JOB.37.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/den/#x2)
- The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens. (Writings PSA.104.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/den/#x3)
- When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? (Writings JOB.38.40, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/den/#x4)

### Note

Countable: a den, dens. Different animals' homes have special names: a rabbit's burrow (warren), a badger's sett, a bird's nest, a bee's hive. In the Scouts (USA), a "den" is a small group of Cub Scouts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «den» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/den/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«den» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/den.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «den» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/den/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«den» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/den.html) on Mova free.