Denned vs Dented - What's the difference?
denned | dented |
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 squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
(UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
(reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
(a unit of weight)
(dent)
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
(by extension, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
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To impact something, producing a dent.
To develop a dent or dents.
As verbs the difference between denned and dented
is that denned is (den) while dented is (dent).denned
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den
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) den, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a den of robbers
- Daniel was put into the lions’ den .
- a den of vice
- an opium den'''; a gambling '''den
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* (home of certain animals) lair *: See also:Verb
(denn)Etymology 2
From (etyl) denier, from (etyl) denarius.Abbreviation
(Abbreviation) (head)Anagrams
* ----dented
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*dent
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Etymology 1
(etyl) . More at dint.Noun
(en noun)- The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
- That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
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Verb
(en verb)- ''Copper is soft and dents easily.