den of iniquity
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den of iniquity — noun A place of immoral behavior, usually of a sexual type. Shet up! I snarled. Im jest payin yuh back for all the pain and humiliation I suffered in this den of iniquity … Wiktionary
den of iniquity — A young man visited his friend s home at dinner time. Upstairs the kids were yelling and screaming. The young man commented It sounds like the den of iniquity up there. Replied the father, Oh no, that s just the kids dividing up a pizza. It s… … English expressions
den of iniquity — Synonyms and related words: Babylon, Gomorrah, Sodom, bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, crib, den, den of vice, disorderly house, dive, fleshpots, hellhole, hole, house of assignation, house of joy, house of prostitution, joint,… … Moby Thesaurus
(a) den of iniquity — a den of iniquity/vice phrase a place where immoral things happen Thesaurus: places of a particular typehyponym general words for location and placesynonym Main entry: den … Useful english dictionary
den — [den] n [: Old English; Origin: denn] 1.) the home of some animals, for example lions or ↑foxes 2.) a place where secret or illegal activities take place ▪ corrupt gambling dens ▪ a den of thieves 3.) an enclosed and secret place where children… … Dictionary of contemporary English
den — [ den ] noun count * 1. ) AMERICAN a room in a house where someone goes to relax and be alone a ) a secret place where people meet to do illegal things: a gambling den b ) a secret place where children go to play 2. ) the home of some wild… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
iniquity — in|iq|ui|ty [ıˈnıkwıti] n plural iniquities [U and C] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: iniquité, from Latin, from aequus equal ] the quality of being very unfair or evil, or something that is very unfair iniquity of ▪ He went on and … Dictionary of contemporary English
iniquity — noun (C, U) formal 1 the quality of being very unfair or evil, or something that is very unfair 2 den of iniquity humorous a place where there is a lot of immoral behaviour: Our mother regarded the pub as a den of iniquity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
den — n. a gambling; opium den; a den of iniquity * * * [den] a den of iniquity opium den a gambling … Combinatory dictionary
den — noun (C) 1 the home of some types of animal, for example lions or foxes (fox1 (1)) 2 a place where secret or illegal activities take place: a gambler s den | a den of thieves 3 an enclosed and secret place where children play 4 especially AmE a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
iniquity — [[t]ɪnɪ̱kwɪti[/t]] iniquities N VAR You can refer to wicked actions or very unfair situations as iniquity. [FORMAL] He rails against the iniquities of capitalism... A disco isn t exactly a den of iniquity … English dictionary
