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    den
    /dɛn/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. (of a wild animal) live in a den: "the cubs denned in the late autumn"

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  2. a room in a house or apartment, used for activities not involving work: The kids are watching TV in the den. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. den noun [C] (FOR CHILDREN) UK. a rough structure, usually built outside from pieces of wood, cardboard, etc., in which children play.

  3. The meaning of DEN is the lair of a wild usually predatory animal. How to use den in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. 1. The shelter or retreat of a wild animal; a lair. 2. A cave or hollow used as a refuge or hiding place. 3. A hidden or squalid dwelling place: a den of thieves. 4. A secluded room for study or relaxation. 5. A unit of about eight to ten Cub Scouts. intr.v. denned, den·ning, dens. To inhabit or hide in a den.

  6. a room in a house or apartment, used for activities not involving work: The kids are watching TV in the den. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. den noun [C] (FOR CHILDREN) UK. a rough structure, usually built outside from pieces of wood, cardboard, etc., in which children play.

  7. (British English, old-fashioned, informal) a room in a house where a person can work or study without being interrupted. He would often retire to his den. a secret place, often made roughly with walls and a roof, where children play. They made themselves a den in the woods. (North American English) a group of Cub Scouts. Word Origin. Idioms.

  8. A den is a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose. I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens. ...a Victorian thieves' den.