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noun
- 1. a place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives: "he saw that his dogs had roused a wild boar from its lair"
- 2. a burial plot in a graveyard: Scottish "their ashes now lie buried in a lair in the Glasgow necropolis"
The meaning of LAIR is a resting or sleeping place : bed. How to use lair in a sentence.
LAIR definition: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
LAIR meaning: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
noun. a den or resting place of a wild animal: The cougar retired to its lair. a secluded or hidden place, especially a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway: a pirate's lair. British. a place in which to lie or rest; a bed.
A lair is a wild animal's den. If you ever find yourself in a forest and face to face with a bear trying to lure you into his lair, beware! He may be plotting to eat you.
noun. lairs. A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A den or hideaway. American Heritage. Any place of refuge or for hiding. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. Wiktionary.
A lair is a place where a wild animal lives, usually a place which is underground or well-hidden.
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]
a place where somebody goes to hide or to be alone synonym den, hideout. Grandad retreated to his lair in the basement. Definition of lair noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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