den
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (4)dens
- the habitation of wild animalsSynonyms: lairType of habitation
- a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlawsSynonyms: hideouthideawayType of hiding place
- a unit of 8 to 10 cub scoutsType of unit, social unit
- a room that is comfortable and secludedType of roomPart of dwelling, home
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Translations
Noun home of certain animals
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: 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.” Joseph Addison
3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. colloquial
4. A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. Old Eng. & Scotch William Shakespeare
To live in, or as in, a den.
The sluggish salvages that den below.— Giles Fletcher
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54