dens

Noun

den (plural dens)

1. 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

   Synonyms:

   lair, luster, Wiktionary appendix of animal terms, including their homes

2. A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
   • a den of vice
3. A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
   • Near-synonyms: family room, sunroom, Florida room, Arizona room, rec room, playroom

   Synonyms:

   family room, sunroom, Florida room, Arizona room, rec room, playroom

4. 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.

   Synonyms:

   fort

5. (Scotland, UK, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
   • I have made several visits of late to the Den of Rubislaw1806, Sir William Forbes, An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D., including many of his Original Letters
6. A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.

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