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Den

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers.

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Habitation 76% connected

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

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Room 76% connected

Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a ho…

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Unit 76% connected

A single thing or person.

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Abode 70% connected

of Abide

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Domicile 70% connected

An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.

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Dwelling 70% connected

of Dwell

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Habitation 70% connected

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Home 70% connected

See Homelyn.

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Lair 92% connected

A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Aerie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Aery noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Attic noun · 86% connection

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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Basement noun · 86% connection

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

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Biodiversity noun · 86% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Cellar noun · 86% connection

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

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Ecological niche noun · 86% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Entresol noun · 86% connection

intermediate floor just above the ground floor

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Extinction noun · 86% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Eyrie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Eyry noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Floor noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Food cycle noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Food web noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Forest noun · 86% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Garret noun · 86% connection

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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Grassland noun · 86% connection

land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

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Habitat noun · 86% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Beast noun · 78% connection

A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Behind adjective · 78% connection

On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a…

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Booly noun · 78% connection

A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Bray noun · 78% connection

A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Burrow noun · 78% connection

A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Carcass noun · 78% connection

A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Cat noun · 78% connection

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…

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Catchdrain noun · 78% connection

A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Cave noun · 78% connection

A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Cavern noun · 78% connection

a large cave or a large chamber in a cave

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Cavernous adjective · 78% connection

Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, cavern, hollow, place, side.
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Cavity noun · 78% connection

A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.

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