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opium den

opium den noun: an establishment in which opium was sold and smoked.

Noun

opium den (plural opium dens)

  1. (historical) An establishment in which opium was sold and smoked.
    • The pub was a classic 1930s 'roadhouse'. To the railway's official mindset, it might as well have been an opium den in Victorian London.2023 September 6, Greg Morse, “One more for the road?”, in RAIL, number 991, pages 49-50

Forms of opium den

pluralopium dens

Questions about opium den

What does opium den mean?
Opium den means an establishment in which opium was sold and smoked.
What part of speech is opium den?
Opium den is a noun.
What is the plural of opium den?
The plural of opium den is opium dens.

Words near opium den in the dictionary

  1. Opitz syndrome
  2. Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome
  3. opium
  4. opium alkaloid
  5. opium alkaloids
  6. opium den
  7. opium dens
  8. opium lamp
  9. opium lamps
  10. opium of the people
  11. opium pillow

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