Den

Definition of Den

Pronunciation: dĕn

n.	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.
	3.	Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
	4.	A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
v. i.	1.	To live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. - G. Fletcher.

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