den vs stow

den

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

noun
  • 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. 

  • A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 

stow

verb
  • To dispose of, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere. 

  • To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely. 

  • To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time. 

  • To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place. 

noun
  • A place, stead. 

How often have the words den and stow occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )