compartment vs den

compartment

noun
  • A room, or section, or chamber 

  • Part of a protein that serves a specific function. 

  • A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand. 

  • One of the parts into which an area is subdivided. 

  • A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane. 

verb
  • To arrange in separate compartments. 

den

noun
  • A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. 

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

  • 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. 

  • A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 

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

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