dens

[ denz ]

noun,plural den·tes

[den-teez]. /ˈdɛn tiz/. Zoology.

Origin of dens

<Latin dēns;see tooth

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Both vaporiums I visited included areas to hang out it, like the louche opium dens of old.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs | Daniel Genis | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He stormed legendary spots like Palladium and Tunnel, and turned them into strobe-lit dens of iniquity.
The Party Monster Lives For the Applause: Michael Alig’s Second Act | Caitlin Dickson | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The sun ariseth; they gather themselves together and lay them down in their dens.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dingoes make their homes in hollowed out logs, dens, or rabbit holes.
Pets or Predators? 10 Things About Australia’s Famous Dog, the Dingo | Meredith Kaufman | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various

In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
The prisons were horrible dens in which felons and debtors, men and women, old and young, were crowded together.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
They retire at night into their dens, where they live on black bread, water and roots.
The Necessity of Atheism | Dr. D.M. Brooks
They were confined in dens constructed for them near the castle walls.
Margaret of Anjou | Jacob Abbott.

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