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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Den \Den\ (d[e^]n), 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.
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     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.
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     3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
        [Colloq.]
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     4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. &
        Scotch] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Den \Den\, v. i.
     To live in, or as in, a den.
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           The sluggish salvages that den below.    --G. Fletcher.
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WordNet (r) 2.0 [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 unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
       4: a room that is comfortable and secluded
       [also: denning, denned]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
  95 Moby Thesaurus words for "den":
     Babylon, Gomorrah, Sodom, adytum, ashram, asylum, bolt-hole,
     booking office, bordello, box office, branch, branch office,
     brothel, burrow, cabinet, cache, cathouse, cave, cell, cesspit,
     cesspool, chambers, chancellery, chancery, clip joint, cloister,
     closet, concealment, consulate, corner, corporate headquarters,
     couch, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole,
     dark corner, den of iniquity, den of thieves, dive, dugout, dump,
     earth, embassy, executive office, fleshpots, form, foxhole,
     funk hole, gyp joint, headquarters, hellhole, hermitage, hideaway,
     hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, holy of holies,
     home office, ivory tower, joint, lair, legation, lodge,
     main office, mew, niche, nook, office, pandemonium, privacy,
     recess, refuge, retreat, run, sanctuary, sanctum,
     sanctum sanctorum, secret place, shop, sink, sink of corruption,
     sporting house, stash, stews, study, sty, ticket office, tunnel,
     undercovert, whorehouse
  
  

Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
  DEN
       Directory Enabled Networking (MS)
       
       

Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
  DEN
       Document Enabled Networking (Novell, Xerox)
       
       

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.
     

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