den

[den]

Where’s the one place that bears go to hibernate and you go to watch the big game? It’s the den, a secluded room or shelter.

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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.

Noun
a room that is comfortable and secluded

Noun
a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

Noun
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

Noun
the habitation of wild animals


n.
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.

n.
A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice.

n.
Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.

n.
A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

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


Den

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

Den, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den.
The sluggish salvages that den below.

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.

To live in, or as in, a den.

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Usage Examples

After all those days in the cotton fields, the dreams came true on a gold record on a piece of wood. It's in my den where I can look at it every day. I wear it out lookin' at it.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement!

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