Plural of den
regular plural
The plural of den is dens.
Forms of den
| Singular | den /ˈdɛn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | dens /dɛnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Dens in a sentence
- Our little girls love using bedsheets and other stuff around the house to make dens in the living room and pretending they're on adventures.
- “Denning” – behaviour around making dens – has changed and bears are swimming long distances, but, says Aars, there is still enough sea ice in the spring for the bears to hunt successfully.2023 August 30, Patrick Greenfield, “Why it may be time to stop using the polar bear as a symbol of the climate crisis”, in The Guardian...
- I thought that fopsies had at least 5 different dens in any given area!?2023 May 8, @SeanTheGShep, Twitter. From the entry fopsy
- Dens in dente, peg-shaped lateral incisors, microdontia, megadontia, fusion, gemination and connation, talon cusp, taurodontism, etc.2008, R. A. Cawson, E. W. Odell, Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, 8th edition, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone…. From the entry megadontia
- Then the quick-moving viscachas scramble into their dens in the rocks or burrow into the ground.2003, Elaine Egbert, Nature in a Nutshell: Daily Devotions for Juniors, page 236. From the entry viscacha
Meaning of den
- noun A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
- noun A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
- noun A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
Questions about the plural of den
- What is the plural of den?
- The plural of den is dens.
- Is den countable?
- Den is a countable noun.
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