warren
A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals liveA system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
» It's easy to lose yourself in this warren of narrow streets.
In diesem Labyrinth von Gassen kann man sich leicht verirren.
Нетрудно заблудиться в этом лабиринте узких улочек.
Meaning
6 sensesA system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
Kaninchenbau, Kaninchenloch
уча́сток, где во́дятся кро́ликиučástok, gde vódjatsja króliki
A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
A structure where rabbits are kept as pets or for food, etc; the rabbits living in such a structure.
(figuratively)A mazelike place of passages and/or rooms in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.
«мураве́йник»
A place legally authorized for the keeping, breeding and hunting of beasts of warren, especially rabbits.
кро́личий садо́кkróličij sadók
(historical)The right to maintain and hunt an area of small beasts, similar to a free warren, but with certain limitations, such as restricting the right to hunt on parts of the land held by freeholders.
(archaic)The class of small game such as hare, pheasants, stoats, etc., as opposed to beasts of chase such as deer, bear, and foxes.
- a colony of rabbits
- an overcrowded residential area
- a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
- United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
Examples
8 sentencesIt's easy to lose yourself in this warren of narrow streets.
ruНетрудно заблудиться в этом лабиринте узких улочек. — Ooneykcall
deIn diesem Labyrinth von Gassen kann man sich leicht verirren. — carlosalberto
I saw the rabbit entering its warren.
The rabbit house is called "the warren".
Lisa Gardner writes crime novels about the detective D. D. Warren.
Warren Harding was an honest man.
ruУоррен Гардинг был честным человеком. — saiko
deWarren Harding war ein aufrichtiger Mann. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne (compare OlFrom Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne (compare Old French guarenne, garenne (“game-park”)), probably ultimately from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“ward off, defend against”); compare also Old French warir, guarir, a borrowing from this Germanic root. Alternatively from Gaulish *warrennā (“enclosed area”), from *warros (“stick, post”), Proto-Celtic *warrā (“post, prop”).
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Forms
plural: warrensSynonyms
5 synonyms- an overcrowded residential area:rabbit warren
- a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits:rabbit warren
- United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974):Earl Warren
- United States writer and poet (1905-1989):Robert Penn Warren