noun
Meaning 1
plural of den
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dens
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/dɛnz/
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rhymes with -ɛnz
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CMU ARPABET: D EH1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: odontoid process
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of den.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Borrowed from Latin dēns (“a tooth”). Doublet of dent and tooth.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 齒突 /齿突 (chǐtú) — toothlike process