den

Noun
Synonyms: lairhideouthideaway

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the habitation of wild animalsSynonyms: lair
  2. a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlawsSynonyms: hideouthideaway
  3. a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
  4. a room that is comfortable and secluded
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Den \Den\ (d[e^]n), 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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

4.[AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Den \Den\, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den. [1913 Webster]

The sluggish salvages that den below. --G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]

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