Definition of den

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Den (n.) A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers..

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Suppress :: Suppress (v. t.) To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth..
Denier :: Denier (n.) One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ..
Gardenia :: Gardenia (n.) A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden..
Commorancy :: Commorancy (n.) Residence temporarily, or for a short time..
Peg :: Peg (n.) A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon..
Outlier :: Outlier (n.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation..
Doubt :: Doubt (v. t.) To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to; to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe; to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt the truth of it..
Duodenary :: Duodenary (a.) Containing twelve; twelvefold; increasing by twelves; duodecimal.
Descent :: Descent (n.) Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy..
Dentalium :: Dentalium (n.) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell..
Disaffirmance :: Disaffirmance (n.) The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.
Cacoon :: Cacoon (n.) One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc..
Hardhead :: Hardhead (n.) The menhaden. See Menhaden.
Phonograph :: Phonograph (n.) An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating cylinder or disk covered with some material easily indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute indentations or undulations in the soft material, and these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the plate in vibration
Obtund :: Obtund (v. t.) To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall..
Denmark Satin :: Denmark satin () See under Satin.
Stercobilin :: -ster () A suffix denoting the agent (originally a woman), especially a person who does something with skill or as an occupation; as in spinster (originally, a woman who spins), songster, baxter (= bakester), youngster..
Upstart :: Upstart (n.) One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu..
Bedridden :: Bedridden (v. i.) Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.
Goring Cloth :: Goring cloth (n.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.
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