1. dens - Noun
2. dens - Verb
dens
plural of den
dens
third-person singular simple present indicative of den.
dens (plural dentes)
(anatomy) A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.
Synonym: odontoid process
We cannot rest while Brazilians are going hungry, while families are living in the streets, while poor children are abandoned to their own fates and while crack and crack dens rule. Dilma Rousseff
[Foxes have] their dens and birds have their nests, but human beings have no place to lay down and rest. Jesus Christ
The breaking of so great a thing should make A greater crack: the round world Should have shook lions into civil streets, And citizens to their dens. William Shakespeare
Octopus can fish for prey while deciding what color and pattern to turn, what shape to make their bodies, be on alert for predators and aware how far away their dens are. Sy Montgomery
And if ever you are sojourning in cities, inquire not simply where the Lord's House is (for the other sects of the profane also attempt to call their own dens houses of the Lord), nor merely where the Church is, but where is the Catholic Church. Source: Internet
Actual dens are usually constructed for pups during the summer period. Source: Internet