lair
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lair
a wild animal’s den or resting place; a person’s hiding place
Not to be confused with:
layer – a thickness of matter covering a surface: layers of clothing; a hen that lays eggs
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lair
(lâr)n.
1. The den or dwelling of a wild animal.
2. A den or hideaway.
3. Obsolete A resting place; a couch.
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lair
(lɛə)n
1. (Zoology) the resting place of a wild animal
2. informal a place of seclusion or hiding
3. (Agriculture) an enclosure or shed for farm animals
4. Scot the ground for a grave in a cemetery
vb
5. (Zoology) (intr) (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair
6. (Zoology) (tr) to drive or place (an animal) in a lair
[Old English leger; related to lie2 and Old High German leger bed]
lair
(ler)n, vb
(Physical Geography) a Scot word for mire
[from Old Norse leir mud]
lair
(lɛə)n
a flashy man who shows off
vb
(intr; foll by up or around) to behave or dress like a lair
[perhaps from leer]
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lair
(lɛər)n.
1. a den or resting place of a wild animal.
2. a secret retreat or base of operations; hideout: a pirate's lair.
[before 900; Middle English leir, Old English leger bed, c. Old Saxon legar, Gothic ligrs bed, Old High German leger bed, camp]
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lair
- First meant "grave, tomb," or "place where one sleeps."See also related terms for tomb.
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lair
Past participle: laired
Gerund: lairing
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| Noun | 1. |  lair - the habitation of wild animals habitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant |
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lair
noun
1. nest, den, hole, burrow, resting place a fox's lair
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lair
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Translations
مأوى، عَرين
brlohdoupě
hule
pesäpiilopiilopaikka
búvóhelyodú
bæli, greni
irštva
alamidzenis
brlog
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lair
(leə) noun the den of a wild beast. The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.
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