Den and Lair

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Den

Den noun - The shelter or resting place of a wild animal.

Usage example: the foxes hid in their den until the bear finally left the area

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Lair is a synonym for den in burrow topic. In some cases you can use "Lair" instead a noun "Den", when it comes to topics like protection, place, hideaway, place often visited. popular alternative

Lair

Lair noun - A place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others.

Usage example: the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and made immediate arrests

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Den is a synonym for lair in burrow topic. You can use "Den" instead a noun "Lair", if it concerns topics such as protection, place, hideaway, place often visited. popular alternative

Nearby Words: laired, lairing

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old	old den	old lair
full	full den	full lair
original	original den	original lair
massive	massive den	massive lair
Other adjectives: huge, crooked, dark, personal, secret, abandoned, final, hidden, underground.

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Smax: In Alan Moore's Top 10 spinoff miniseries, the lair to the den of the Dragon Morningbright is paved entirely with the skulls of children.

Source: Nothing but Skulls
His lair, a den of crime and vice, is in a dingy nightclub playing classic jazz straight out of a 1940's Film Noir.

Source: Film / Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Den of IniquityA room in the Big Bad's lair where the mooks get to indulge in various forms of debauchery.

Source: Wretched Hive

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