a den of iniquity
11iniquity — [[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 …
12den — UK [den] / US noun [countable] Word forms den : singular den plural dens 1) the home of some wild animals 2) a secret place where people meet to do illegal things a gambling den 3) a secret place where children go to play 4) American a room in a… …
13den — /dɛn / (say den) noun 1. a secluded place, as a cave, serving as the habitation of a wild beast. 2. a cave as a place of shelter, concealment, etc. 3. a squalid or vile abode or place: dens of misery. 4. a place devoted to an illicit activity: a… …
14den — Synonyms and related words: Babylon, Gomorrah, Sodom, adytum, ashram, asylum, bolt hole, booking office, bordello, box office, branch, branch office, brothel, burrow, cabinet, cache, cathouse, cave, cell, cesspit, cesspool, chambers, chancellery …
15den — n. 1 a wild animal s lair. 2 a place of crime or vice (den of iniquity; opium den). 3 a small private room for pursuing a hobby etc. Etymology: OE denn f. Gmc, rel. to DEAN(2) …
16den — n 1. lair, cave, hollow, dugout, hole, grotto; niche, nook, nest, recess; covert, aerie, roost, hive, nidus. 2. den of iniquity, Inf. dive, Sl. joint; roadhouse, speakeasy, U.S. Sl. barrelhouse; bawdy house, house of ill repute. 3. study, library …
17iniquity — UK [ɪˈnɪkwətɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms iniquity : singular iniquity plural iniquities formal extremely immoral or unfair actions or situations • See: den …
18iniquity — in|iq|ui|ty [ ı nıkwəti ] noun count or uncount FORMAL extremely immoral or unfair actions or situations: WICKEDNESS => DEN …
19(a) den of vice — 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 …
20din n — den of iniquity …
