cave in vs den

cave in

noun
  • The location where something has caved in. 

  • The act of relenting. 

  • The act of something collapsing or caving in. 

verb
  • To collapse inward or downward. 

  • To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will. 

den

noun
  • A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 

  • Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”) 

  • A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. 

  • A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together. 

  • A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. 

verb
  • To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den. 

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