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Pronunciation : Den
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.]
Definition : 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. Etym: [AS. denu.]

Defn: A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Den
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913