dens
Where bears hibernate
Dens is the plural of den—a wild animal's lair, a cozy private room, or a place for secret activity.
Thieves have dens; so do foxes and suburban fathers with recliners.
The cubs stayed in their dens through winter.
Gambling dens operated throughout the district.
Interconnected underground tunnels
- settBadger's underground home
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
hole · chamber · underground · excavate · digging · subterranean · badger · fox
Animal's hidden dwelling
- refugePlace of safety
- havenShelter from danger
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
safehouse · bunker · stronghold · hideaway · bolthole · cave · secret · concealed
Deliberate learning effort
- officeProfessional work location
- libraryBook collection or building
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
recliner · basement · sanctuary · private · relaxation · reading · gaming · workshop
Undomesticated natural organisms
- wolfWild pack canine
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- lionManed African feline
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
natural · forest · woodland · jungle · ecosystem · predator · cubs · pack
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- privacyFreedom from observation
- remoteDistant or controller
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
undisturbed · hidden · sheltered · withdrawn · sequestered · quiet · tucked-away · enclosed
warren
Interconnected underground tunnels
earth · hole · chamber · underground · excavate · digging · subterranean · badger · fox · lair
lair
Animal's hidden dwelling
sanctuary · safehouse · bunker · stronghold · hideaway · bolthole · cave · secret · concealed · criminal
study
Deliberate learning effort
television · recliner · basement · sanctuary · private · relaxation · reading · gaming · workshop · hobby
wildlife
Undomesticated natural organisms
territory · natural · forest · woodland · jungle · ecosystem · predator · cubs · pack · pride
solitude
State of being alone
retreat · undisturbed · hidden · sheltered · withdrawn · sequestered · quiet · tucked-away · enclosed · private
snug
Comfortably close-fitting
- warmthHeat you feel
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- firesideArea beside the hearth
hearth · cushioned · nestled · inviting · homely · plush · soft · welcoming · nook · intimate
packed
Filled to capacity
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- teemingAbundantly full of
cluttered · tight · confined · small · stuffy · airless · enclosed · claustrophobic · narrow · squeeze
- wildlife habitatswildlife refuge, breeding grounds, nesting sites, forests, game reserve
- animal trackingtracks, footprints, hoofprints, spoor, droppings
- animal homesnest, burrow, hive, lair, roost
- Burrowersaardvark, aardvarks, badger, badgers, gopher
- Neckneck, throat, Adam's apple, larynx, trachea
- undergroundunderground, subterranean, cave systems, tunnels, tunnel
densparlors
Rooms for entertaining
drawing rooms · reception rooms · salons · foyers · sitting rooms
densopen spaces
Unoccupied expanses or gaps
clearings · open fields · public squares · open plains · stages
- dental flossThin cord for gums
- den of iniquityPlace of moral corruption
- lion's denFierce feline's dwelling
- dental emergenciesUrgent oral health situations
- dental examsProfessional teeth inspections
- dental bracesDevice straightening misaligned teeth
den, dentist, density, condense, condensed, dental, condensation, denser, denned