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ALL meanings of den

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  • countable noun den A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes. 3
  • countable noun den Your den is a quiet room in your house where you can go to study, work, or carry on a hobby without being disturbed. 3
  • countable noun den A den is a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose. 3
  • countable noun den If you describe a place as a den of a particular type of bad or illegal behaviour, you mean that a lot of that type of behaviour goes on there. 3
  • noun den the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair 3
  • noun den a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby 3
  • noun den a squalid or wretched room or retreat 3
  • noun den a site or haunt 3
  • noun den a small wooded valley; dingle 3
  • noun den a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or base 3
  • verb den to live in or as if in a den 3
  • abbreviation DEN Denmark 3
  • noun den the cave or other lair of a wild animal 3
  • noun den a retreat or headquarters, as of thieves; haunt 3
  • noun den a small, squalid room 3
  • noun den a small, cozy room in a house, where a person can be alone to read, work, etc. 3
  • noun den a small, localized unit of Cub Scouts 3
  • intransitive verb den to live or hide in or as in a den 3
  • noun den animal's lair 1
  • noun den place of vice 1
  • noun den family room 1
  • noun den A wild animal's lair or habitation. 1
  • noun den the lair or shelter of a wild animal, especially a predatory mammal. 1
  • noun den a room, often secluded, in a house or apartment, designed to provide a quiet, comfortable, and informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, writing, etc. 1
  • noun den a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment. 1
  • noun den a squalid or vile abode or place: dens of misery. 1
  • noun den one of the units of a cub scout pack, analogous to a patrol in the Boy Scouts. 1
  • verb with object den to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den. 1
  • verb with object den to kill (an animal) inside its den. 1
  • verb without object den to live in or as if in a den. 1
  • noun den A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. 0
  • noun den A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 0
  • noun den A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. 0
  • noun den (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (Britain, Scotland) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. 0
  • verb den (reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den. 0
  • adverb den Eye dialect spelling of then, representing African American Vernacular English. 0
  • abbreviation DEN Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight). 0
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