den
n
1 the habitat or retreat of a lion or similar wild animal; lair
2 a small or secluded room in a home, often used for carrying on a hobby
3 a squalid or wretched room or retreat
4 a site or haunt
a den of vice
5 (Scot) a small wooded valley; dingle
6 (Scot. and northern English)
dialect a place of sanctuary in certain catching games; home or base
vb , dens, denning, denned
7 intr to live in or as if in a den (Old English denn; related to Old High German tenni threshing floor, early Dutch denne low ground, den, cave)
Den.
abbrev. for Denmark
Den Bosch
n another name for →
's Hertogenbosch
Den Haag
n the Dutch name for (The) →
Hague
Den Helder (Dutch)
n a port in the W Netherlands, in North Holland province: fortified by Napoleon in 1811; naval station. Pop.: 61024 (1994)
opium den
n a place where opium is sold and used
Unter den Linden (German)
n the main street of Berlin, formerly in East Berlin, extending to the Brandenburg Gate