Meaning of Den | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight).
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2. 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.
3. Abbreviation of Denver.
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4. A diminutive of the male given name Dennis.
5. A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
6. A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
7. Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).
8. A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
   Scotland, UK, obsolete
9. A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.

Equivalents

Examples

“a den of robbers”

“Daniel was put into the lions’ den.”

“a den of vice”

“an opium den; a gambling den”

“Lying in a den in Bombay With a slack jaw and not much to say”

“Near-synonyms: family room, sunroom, Florida room, Arizona room, rec room, playroom”

“Our little girls love using bedsheets and other stuff around the house to make dens in the living room and pretending they're on adventures.”

“I have made several visits of late to the Den of Rubislaw”

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