<< Back to dictionary

The Meaning of den

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice.
  • (n.) Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
  • (n.) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
  • (v. i.) To live in, or as in, a den.

Synonyms

lair , hideout , hideaway

Homophones

dehn , dehne , denne

Rhymes

adrienne , again , amen , antenne , asean , beaubien , beauchesne , behn , behne , ben , benn , benne , biogen , bren , brenn , bullpen , businessmen , cayenne , chen , cheyenne , chien , cnn , cnnfn , comedienne , courchesne , dehn , dehne , denne , derouen , en , fehn , fen , fenn , gen , georgienne , glen , glenn , gren , gwen , handymen , hehn , hen , henne , hren , jen , jenn , jenne , jiawen , julianne , kehn , kehne , ken , kenn , knin , kren , lawmen , lehne , len , lpn , madeleine , magten , mahen , men , menn , menne , ming-jen , n , nguyen , oilmen , patrolmen , pen , penh , penn , pitchmen , playpen , plzen , prehn , qichen , ren , renn , renne , schwenn , sebastiane , sen , senn , senne , shen , sheng-fen , sten , sven , ten , teng-wen , tenn , tenne , thegn , then , tien , turkmen , uren , vannguyen , venn , venne , wen , when , wren , wrenn , yen , yuen , zen