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lion's-den

lion's-den is the archaic form of lion's den.

Meaning of lion's den

Noun

lion's den (plural lions' dens)

  1. (idiomatic) Any dangerous or frightening place.
    • Mrs. Bowls cautioned her lodger against venturing into the lion's den, "wherein you will rue it, Miss B., mark my words, and as sure as my name is Bowls."1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XL, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    dragon's den
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lion, den.

Forms of lion's-den

plurallion's-dens

Questions about lion's-den

What is lion's-den the archaic form of?
Lion's-den is the archaic form of lion's den.

Words near lion's-den in the dictionary

  1. lion's mane jellyfish
  2. lion's provider
  3. lion's share
  4. lion's shares
  5. lion's tail
  6. lion's-den
  7. lion's-dens
  8. lion-hearted
  9. lion-heartedly
  10. lion-heartedness
  11. lion-tailed macaque

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