GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   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.”
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
   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.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
   3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.]
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
   4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch]  Shak.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
         
       

2.       
   Den, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.
   
   [1913 Webster]