den
A small, cozy room in a house where people relax or watch TV.
A small, comfortable room in a home used for relaxation, reading, watching television, or similar activities.
A place where a wild animal lives or rests.
The shelter or hidden resting place of a wild animal.
A secret place where people do bad or illegal things.
A secret or hidden place where people engage in illegal or immoral activities.
A quiet room where someone works or reads alone.
A private room in a house or office used for reading, writing, or working.
- Base: den
- Plural: dens
den of thieves
1Place where criminals gather
A place where criminals meet and work together.
- The hideout was truly a den of thieves.
- Some say the market is nothing but a den of thieves.
den of iniquity
1Place of vice or corruption
A place where many bad or illegal things happen often.
- Many viewed the nightclub as a den of iniquity.
- The novel depicted the city as a sprawling den of iniquity.
den of iniquity
2place full of immoral behavior
A place where many people often do very bad, immoral, or sinful things, such as crime, drugs, or illegal activities.
- They joked that the nightclub was a den of iniquity after seeing what went on inside.
- The old gambling hall was once known as a den of iniquity in the town.
- He warned his son to stay away from that den of iniquity on the edge of the city.