lair
11lair — ► NOUN 1) a wild animal s resting place. 2) a person s hiding place or den. ORIGIN Old English, related to LIE(Cf. ↑lie) …
12lair — lair1 /lair/, n. 1. a den or resting place of a wild animal: The cougar retired to its lair. 2. a secluded or hidden place, esp. a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway: a pirate s lair. 3. Brit. a place in which to lie or… …
13lair — 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 …
14lair — [[t]le͟ə(r)[/t]] lairs 1) N COUNT: usu with poss A lair is a place where a wild animal lives, usually a place which is underground or well hidden. ...a fox s lair. 2) N COUNT: usu with poss Someone s lair is the particular room or hiding place… …
15lair — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a wild animal s resting place. b a person s hiding place; a den (tracked him to his lair). 2 a place where domestic animals lie down. 3 Brit. a shed or enclosure for cattle on the way to market. v. 1 intr. go to or rest in a… …
16Lair — A lair is a underground or other enclosed place that animals use to hide themselves, while at sleep, hibernation or when they take part in reproduction. Some lair using animals build their lairs, others use hollows which occur naturally, like… …
17lair — (lare) n Australian a layabout, flashy young tough. This modern usage postdates an earlier sense of the word denoting an over dressed, showy or beautiful man. Since the 1940s the term has been identified specifically with delinquent or… …
18lair — [OE] Etymologically a lair is a place where you ‘lie’ down. For it comes ultimately from the same Germanic base, *leg , as produced English lie. In Old English it had a range of meanings, from ‘bed’ to ‘grave’, which are now defunct, and the… …
19lair — baud·e·lair·ean; lair; baud·e·lair·ian; …
20lair — 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… …
