Antonyms for
den
A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
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No Antonyms Found for Den

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All Definitions for Den

Below are all the dictionary definitions of den:

1A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
2A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks
3Especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
4A squalid or wretched place
5A haunt.
6A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.
7Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).
8Of an animal, to use as a den
9To take up residence in.
10To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
11A narrow glen
12A ravine
13A dell.
14A diminutive of the male given name Dennis.
15Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight). [(historical) An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.]
16Pronunciation spelling of then, representing AAVE, Bermuda English. [(temporal location) At that time.]
17Alternative form of dene. [(Northumbria) A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.]
18Abbreviation of Denver. [A number of places in the United States:]

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