■ noun
1》 a wild animal's lair or habitation.
2》 informal a person's private room.
3》 a place where people meet secretly or illicitly: an opium ~.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) (of an animal) live in or retreat to a ~.
Origin
OE ~n , of Gmc origin.
■ noun
1》 a wild animal's lair or habitation.
2》 informal a person's private room.
3》 a place where people meet secretly or illicitly: an opium ~.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) (of an animal) live in or retreat to a ~.
Origin
OE ~n , of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004