den
the lair or shelter of a wild animal, especially a predatory mammal.
a room, often secluded, in a house or apartment, designed to provide a quiet, comfortable, and informal atmosphere for conversation, reading, writing, etc.
a cave used as a place of shelter or concealment.
a squalid or vile abode or place: dens of misery.
one of the units of a cub scout pack, analogous to a patrol in the Boy Scouts.
to drive or pursue (an animal) into its den.
to kill (an animal) inside its den.
to live in or as if in a den.
Origin of den
1Other definitions for Den. (2 of 2)
Denmark.
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How to use den in a sentence
In a chapter titled “Fox den,” he braves brambles in an attempt to follow his neighborhood urban fox.
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places | Nina Strochlic | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is unknown whether John Doe is David Neuman, who was once an executive at den.
New Hollywood Sex Scandal: Bryan Singer’s Accuser Files Another Suit | Tim Teeman | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe occasion was his Pitch At The Palace event, a Dragon's den-style forum for entrepreneurs to seek investment.
He introduces me to the head bartender, Peter Van den Bossche.
Heinz wrote the book in his makeshift den, a bantam-size office that he had constructed off the TV room in a corner of his garage.
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Over the mantel in our parlor we have a picture of the lion's den, and it is one of the choicest of our family treasures.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd"'Bared the lion in hith den—the Doog-dug-lath——'" Abraham stopped and took a long breath.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThen he returned to the den and found his people recovering somewhat from their surprise.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneMr. Ralph found me in his den, I was arranging one of his tables, and he said that he wanted to talk to me.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterOften the doctor came to Hill Street and sat for long periods with the general in that small, cosy room which was his den.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for den (1 of 2)
/ (dɛn) /
the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair
a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby
a squalid or wretched room or retreat
a site or haunt: a den of vice
Scot a small wooded valley; dingle
Scot and Northern English dialect a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or base
(intr) to live in or as if in a den
Origin of den
1British Dictionary definitions for Den. (2 of 2)
Denmark
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