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Den vs. Don — What's the Difference?

Den vs. Don — What's the Difference?

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Den

The shelter or retreat of a wild animal; a lair.

Don

Don (also dōn) Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.

Den

A cave or hollow used as a refuge or hiding place.

Don

A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.

Den

A hidden or squalid dwelling place
A den of thieves.
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Don

A college or university professor.

Den

A secluded room for study or relaxation.

Don

The leader of an organized-crime family.

Den

A unit of about eight to ten Cub Scouts.

Don

(Archaic) An important personage.

Den

To inhabit or hide in a den.

Don

To put on (clothing or an ornament, for example)
Donned long gloves for the costume party.
Don clown make-up for the performance.

Den

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.
A den of robbers
Daniel was put into the lions’ den.

Don

To assume or take on
Donned the air of the injured party.

Den

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
A den of vice
An opium den; a gambling den

Don

A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.

Den

A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

Don

An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.

Den

Syn of fort
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.

Don

A mafia boss.

Den

A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

Don

(MLE) Any man, bloke, dude.

Den

A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.

Don

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
To don one's clothes.

Den

Abbreviation of denier(a unit of weight)

Don

Sir; Mr; Signior; - a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.
Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in Spain. France talks of Dom Calmet, England of Dan Lydgate.

Den

(reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

Don

A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities.

Den

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.

Don

To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.
Should I don this robe and trouble you.
At night, or in the rain,He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn.

Den

A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice.

Don

A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman

Den

Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.

Don

Teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

Den

A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

Don

The head of an organized crime family

Den

To live in, or as in, a den.
The sluggish salvages that den below.

Don

Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

Den

The habitation of wild animals

Don

A European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

Den

A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

Don

Put clothing on one's body;
What should I wear today?
He put on his best suit for the wedding
The princess donned a long blue dress
The queen assumed the stately robes
He got into his jeans

Den

A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

Den

A room that is comfortable and secluded

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