lair

  • 21lair — 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 …

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  • 22lair — [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… …

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  • 23lair — 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… …

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  • 24lair — 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… …

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  • 25lair — • cheek • got some right lair , lairy …

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  • 26lair — 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 …

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  • 27lair — [[t]lɛər[/t]] n. 1) a den or resting place of a wild animal 2) a secret retreat or base of operations; hideout: a pirate s lair[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME leir, OE leger bed, c. OSlegar, Goligrsbed, OHG leger bed, camp …

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  • 28lair — guolis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žinduolių ilgalaikio poilsio, įmygio, jauniklių vedimo vieta. Įrengiamas žemės paviršiuje nuošalioje vietoje: tankiuose krūmuose, nendrių sąžalynuose, daubose, urvuose. Guolius turi… …

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  • 29Lair of the White Worm (novela) — La Guarida del Gusano Blanco (título original: The Lair of the White Worm) es una novela de terror escrita por el autor irlandés Bram Stoker, publicada en 1911, un año antes de su muerte. Es la última novela escrita por este autor …

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  • 30lair|age — «LAIR ihj», noun. British. 1. the placing of cattle in lairs. 2. the space or a place for lairing cattle …

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