Den vs. Don — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Den and Don
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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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