den vs underground

den

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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 squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 

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

underground

noun
  • Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines). 

  • A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention. 

  • A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention. 

  • Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground. 

verb
  • To route electricity distribution cables underground. 

adj
  • Hidden, furtive, secretive. 

  • Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth. 

  • Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities. 

adv
  • Below the ground. 

  • Secretly. 

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