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lions'-den

lions'-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 lions'-den

plurallions'-dens

Questions about lions'-den

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

Words near lions'-den in the dictionary

  1. lions' den
  2. lions' dens
  3. lions' ears
  4. lions' feet
  5. lions' shares
  6. lions'-den
  7. lions'-dens
  8. lionship
  9. lionskin
  10. lionskins
  11. lionsona

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