lair (noun)

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• lair — ► NOUN 1) a wild animal s resting place. 2) a person s hiding place or den. ORIGIN Old English, related to LIE(Cf. ↑lie) …   English terms dictionary

• lair — I. /lɛə / (say lair) noun 1. the den or resting place of a wild beast. 2. a place in which to lie or rest; a bed. –verb (t) 3. to place in a lair. 4. to serve as a lair for. –verb (i) 5. to go to, lie in, or have a lair. {Middle English leir, Old …  

• lair — [ ler ] noun count 1. ) a place where a wild animal lives: a wolf s lair 2. ) a place where you can be alone and feel safe 3. ) INFORMAL the room or home of a frightening or dangerous person …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lair — noun 1) the lair of a large python Syn: den, burrow, hole, tunnel, cave 2) a villain s lair Syn: hideout, hiding place, hideaway, refuge, sanctuary, haven, shelter …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lair|age — «LAIR ihj», noun. British. 1. the placing of cattle in lairs. 2. the space or a place for lairing cattle …   Useful english dictionary

• lair — noun (C) 1 the place where a wild animal hides and sleeps 2 a place where you go to hide or to be alone: The police tracked the rapist to his lair …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lair — UK [leə(r)] / US [ler] noun [countable] Word forms lair : singular lair plural lairs 1) a place where a wild animal lives a wolf s lair 2) a place where you can be alone and feel safe 3) informal the room or home of a frightening or dangerous… …   English dictionary

• lair — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie more at lie Date: before 12th century 1. dialect British a resting or sleeping place ; bed 2. a. the resting or living place… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lair — 1. noun /lɛə,lɛɹ/ a) A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. ...Van Helsing stood up and said, Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first… …   Wiktionary

• lair — lair1 noun 1》 a wild animal s resting place. 2》 a person s hiding place or den. Origin OE leger resting place, bed , of Gmc origin; related to lie1; cf. laager and lager. lair2 Austral./NZ informal noun a flashily dressed man who enjoys showing… …   English new terms dictionary

• lair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. den, covert, burrow, cave. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Burrow] Syn. den, nest, covert; see hole 3 . 2. [Hideout] Syn. den, refuge, sanctuary; see retreat 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …   English dictionary for students