DEN
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Den (dĕn), n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.] 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.
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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.
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3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.]
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4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Shak.
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Den, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den.
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The sluggish salvages that den below.
G. Fletcher.
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