Dictionary 1. (n.) An enclosure; a place of separation.2. (n.) The palace of the Grand Seignior, or Turkish sultan, at Constantinople, inhabited by the sultan himself, and all the officers and dependents of his court. In it are also kept the females of the harem. 3. (n.) A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines; sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a house of debauchery. Thesaurus Babylon Gomorrah Sodom bagnio bawdy house bawdyhouse bordello cathouse clip joint crib den den of iniquity den of thieves den of vice disorderly house dive dump fancy house fleshpots gyp joint harem hellhole hole house of assignation house of joy house of prostitution joint lair panel den panel house red-light district seraglio sink sink of corruption sink of iniquity sporting house stew stews tenderloin whorehouse |
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