Den | Mean of den in English Dictionary

/ˈdɛn/

• Noun
• the home of some kinds of wild animals
1. a fox's den [=lair]
2. The bears will spend most of the winter in their den.
• an informal and comfortable room in a house
1. The TV is in the den.
• a small and quiet room in a house where someone goes to read, work, etc.
1. He spent most evenings in the den reading and smoking his pipe.

• a secret place where people meet especially to do things that are illegal or immoral
1. a den of thieves
2. a gambling den
3. an opium den
4. the club's reputation as a den of iniquity [=a place where immoral or illegal things are done]
• a small often secret structure that children play in
1. The children had built themselves a den in the woods.
• a group of Cub Scouts