Hypertext Webster Gateway: "den"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Den
a lair of wild beasts (Ps. 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of
a venomous reptile (Isa. 11:8); a recess for secrecy "in dens
and caves of the earth" (Heb. 11:38); a resort of thieves (Matt.
21:13; Mark 11:17). Daniel was cast into "the den of lions"
(Dan. 6:16, 17). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of
Babylon have brought to light the fact that the practice of
punishing offenders against the law by throwing them into a den
of lions was common.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Den \Den\, 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.
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.
3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
[Colloq.]
4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. &
Scotch] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Den \Den\, v. i.
To live in, or as in, a den.
The sluggish salvages that den below. --G. Fletcher.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
den
n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: {lair}]
2: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn:
{hideout}, {hideaway}]
3: a room that is comfortable and secluded
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