den
den is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.]
- 3.Etym: [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Shak.
- 4.To live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.] called?
- What is etym: [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Shak called?
- What is to live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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