den
n. குகை, திருடர் பதுங்கிடம் வாழத் தகதியற்ற இடுக்கறை, தனிமையறை.
Den, n. Etym: [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. Etym: [AS. denu.] Defn: A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Shak. Den, v. i. Defn: To live in, or as in, a den. The sluggish salvages that den below. G. Fletcher.