den

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/dɛn/

noun 7verb 2name 2adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

preferred

My preferred den is the cozy corner of the library where I study every afternoon.

VERB + DEN

became, chose, darts, entered, entering, gambling, know, party

He entered the den where the lion was sleeping peacefully on the cold stone floor.

DEN + NOUN

crazies, cyborg, iniquity, mother's, robbers, vice

The police raided the den of robbers that had been operating in the warehouse district for months.

PREP.

in, in, into

The children ran into the den to hide during their game of tag.

Definitions

noun

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.

a den of robbers

Daniel was put into the lions’ den.

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

a den of vice

an opium den; a gambling den

A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

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

Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).

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.

A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

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

verb

To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

Of an animal, to use as a den; to take up residence in.

Although present in virtually all habitats, it preferred to den in caves, so its distribution, especially in cold, northern areas, may have been limited to limestone and other rocky regions where caves form.

“Denning” – behaviour around making dens – has changed and bears are swimming long distances, but, says Aars, there is still enough sea ice in the spring for the bears to hunt successfully.

noun

Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a hiding place

noun — the habitation of wild animals

lair

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

lion's den

Any dangerous or frightening place.

Mrs. Bowls cautioned her lodger against venturing into the lion's den, "wherein you will rue it, Miss B., mark my words, and as sure as my name is Bowls."

beard the lion in his den

To confront an adversary in his or her own environment.

And dar'st thou then / To beard the lion in his den, / The Douglas in his hall?

Example Bank

a den of robbers

Wiktionary

Daniel was put into the lions’ den.

Wiktionary

a den of vice

Wiktionary

“Denning” – behaviour around making dens – has changed and bears are swimming long distances, but, says Aars, there is still enough sea ice in the spring for the bears to hunt successfully.

Wiktionary

The world is a den of crazies.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, den is marked as obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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