As nouns the difference between den and dun

is that den is 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 while dun is a brownish grey colour.

As verbs the difference between den and dun

is that den is to ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den while dun is to ask or beset a debtor for payment.

As an abbreviation den

is abbreviation of lang=en (a unit of weight.

As a proper noun Den

is a diminutive of the male given name Dennis.

As an adjective dun is

of a brownish grey colour.

As a contraction dun is

eye dialect of don't|lang=en.

As an interjection dun is

Imitating suspenseful music.

den

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) den, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en 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.

a den of robbers

Daniel was put into the lions’ den .

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

a den of vice

an opium den'''; a gambling '''den

A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

(UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

(Shakespeare)

Synonyms

* (home of certain animals) lair *: See also:

Verb

(denn)

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

Etymology 2

From (etyl) denier, from (etyl) denarius.

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)

(a unit of weight)

Anagrams

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dun

English

(wikipedia dun)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) dun, dunne, from (etyl) . Alternative etymology derives the Old English word from Late Brythonic (compare Old Welsh dwnn 'dark (red)'), from (etyl) (compare Old Saxon dosan 'chestnut brown'). More at dusk.

Noun

(uncountable) A brownish grey colour.

Adjective

(-)

Of a brownish grey colour.

* Pierpont

Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up.

* Keble

Chill and dun / Falls on the moor the brief November day.

Derived terms

* dun-bar

See also

* bawn * durmast oak *

Etymology 2

; perhaps a variant of din.

Noun

(en noun)

(countable) A collector of debts.

* Arbuthnot

to be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun

* 1933 , (George Orwell), Down and Out in Paris and London , Ch. 18:

Melancholy duns came looking for him at all hours.

* 1970 , (John Glassco), Memoirs of Montparnasse , New York 2007, p. 102:

‘Frank's worried about duns ,’ she said as the butler went away.

An urgent request or demand of payment.

He sent his debtor a dun .

Verb

(dunn)

To ask or beset a debtor for payment.

* Jonathan Swift

Hath she sent so soon to dun ?

* 1749 , (Henry Fielding), Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 577:

Of all he had received from Lady Bellaston, not above five guineas remained and that very morning he had been dunned by a tradesman for twice that sum.

* 1940 , (Raymond Chandler), Farewell, My Lovely , Penguin 2010, p. 107:

Rich bitches who had to be dunned for their milk bills would pay him right now.

To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.

Derived terms

* dun letter

Etymology 3

Noun

(en noun)

A valley in the Himalayan foothills, e.g. Dehra Dun.

Etymology 4

Noun

(en noun)

(countable) A newly hatched, immature mayfly.

Etymology 5

See done.

Verb

(head)

(informal) : (do)

He dun''' it before and he '''dun it again.

Now, ya dun it!

Etymology 6

See .

Contraction

(en-cont)

Etymology 7

Verb

(dunn)

To cure, as codfish, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with saltgrass or a similar substance.

Etymology 8

See dune.

Noun

(en noun)

A mound or small hill.

Etymology 9

Imitative.

Interjection

(en interjection)

(humorous)

* Carrie Tucker, I Love Geeks

Has he allowed the power and the repercussions of the Death Note to influence his entire life? How would you deal with that power? (Dun, dun, DUN! Insert dramatic music here.)

(Webster 1913)

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