lair
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noun \ˈler\Definition of LAIR
1
dialect British : a resting or sleeping place : bed
2
a : the resting or living place of a wild animal : den b : a refuge or place for hiding
See Examples of LAIR
- tracking the bear back to its lair
- She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
Origin of LAIR
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to LAIR
- Synonyms
- concealment, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hidey-hole (or hidy-hole), hideout, nest
Rhymes with LAIR
air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, flare, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare
2lair
verbDefinition of LAIR
transitive verb
chiefly Scottish : to cause to sink in mire
intransitive verb
chiefly Scottish : wallow
Origin of LAIR
Scots lair mire
First Known Use: circa 1560
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