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noun
- 1. a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows.
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The meaning of WARREN is a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant). How to use warren in a sentence.
WARREN definition: 1. a series of connecting underground passages and holes in which rabbits live 2. a very crowded…. Learn more.
A warren is a group of holes in the ground which are connected by tunnels and which rabbits live in.
A warren isn't just the maze-like tunnels where rabbits live. You may encounter a warren of subway tunnels or a warren of interconnected bomb shelters. Bring those narrow paths above ground and cluster them with homes and you have another kind of warren, or a maze-like residential area.
An area where rabbits live in burrows. b. A colony of rabbits. 2. An enclosure for small game animals. 3. a. An overcrowded living area. b. A mazelike place where one may easily become lost: a warren of narrow, dark alleys and side streets. [Middle English warenne, from Old North French, enclosure; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
an enclosed place where small game animals or birds are kept, esp for breeding, or a part of a river or lake enclosed by nets in which fish are kept (esp in the phrase beasts or fowls of warren)
(disapproving) a building or part of a city with many narrow passages or streets. The offices were a warren of small rooms and passages. Definition of warren noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
