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Den

Den Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Den? [n] a room that is comfortable and secluded [n] a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [n] the habitation of wild animals Synonyms \| Synonyms for Den: hideaway \| hideout \| lair Related Terms \| Find terms related to Den: adytum \| ashram \| asylum \| Babylon \| bolt-hole \| booking office \| bordello \| box office \| branch \| branch office \| brothel \| burrow \| cabinet \| cache \| cathouse \| cave \| cell \| cesspit \| cesspool \| chambers \| chancellery \| chancery \| clip joint \| cloister \| closet \| concealment \| consulate \| corner \| corporate headquarters \| couch \| cover \| covert \| coverture \| cranny \| cubby \| cubbyhole \| dark corner \| den of iniquity \| den of thieves \| dive \| dugout \| dump \| earth \| embassy \| executive office \| fleshpots \| form \| foxhole \| funk hole \| Gomorrah \| gyp joint \| headquarters \| hellhole \| hermitage \| hideaway \| hideout \| hidey hole \| hiding \| hiding place \| hole \| holy of holies \| home office \| ivory tower \| joint \| lair \| legation \| lodge \| main office \| mew \| niche \| nook \| office \| pandemonium \| privacy \| recess \| refuge \| retreat \| run \| sanctuary \| sanctum \| sanctum sanctorum \| secret place \| shop \| sink \| sink of corruption \| Sodom \| sporting house \| stash \| stews \| study \| sty \| ticket office \| tunnel \| undercovert \| whorehouse See Also \| abode \| domicile \| dwelling \| dwelling house \| habitation \| habitation \| hiding place \| home \| room Den In Webster's Dictionary \Den\, n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.] 1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers. 2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice. ``Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of great capitals.'' --Addison. 3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.] 4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] --Shak. \Den\, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. --G. Fletcher.

Den Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Den?

[n] a room that is comfortable and secluded
[n] a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
[n] the habitation of wild animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Den: hideaway | hideout | lair

Den In Webster's Dictionary

\Den\, n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing
floor, and to AS. denu valley.]
1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or
   among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter
   or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers.

2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a
   haunt; as, a den of vice. ``Those squalid dens, which are
   the reproach of great capitals.'' --Addison.

3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
   [Colloq.]

4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. &
   Scotch] --Shak.


\Den\, v. i.
To live in, or as in, a den.

      The sluggish salvages that den below.    --G. Fletcher.

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