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RABBIT WARREN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rabbit warren mean?
• RABBIT WARREN (noun)
The noun RABBIT WARREN has 2 senses:
1. an overcrowded residential area
2. a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
Familiarity information: RABBIT WARREN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An overcrowded residential area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
rabbit warren; warren
Hypernyms ("rabbit warren" is a kind of...):
community; residential area; residential district (a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
rabbit warren; warren
Hypernyms ("rabbit warren" is a kind of...):
burrow; tunnel (a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter)
Context examples
I then took my gun and strolled out in the direction of the Boscombe Pool, with the intention of visiting the rabbit warren which is upon the other side.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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