lair

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Definition of LAIR

1

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others <the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and made immediate arrests>

Synonyms concealment, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hidey-hole (or hidy-hole), lair, nest

Related Words blind, cover, nook, recess; hangout, harbor, harborage, haunt, haven, redoubt, refuge, retreat, shelter

2

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal <we found an abandoned fox's lair in the woods behind the barn>

Synonyms burrow, hole, house, lair, lodge

Related Words nest; territory

3

British dialect  a place set aside for sleeping <a homeless man whose usual lair was a bench in Hyde Park>

Synonyms bunk, doss [chiefly British], hay [slang], kip, lair [British dialect], pad, rack, sack

Related Words bedstead, futon, mattress, pallet; bunk bed, cot, couch, daybed, feather bed, four-poster, hammock, Murphy bed, shakedown, sleigh bed, sofa, sofa bed, studio couch, trundle bed, water bed; bassinet, carry-cot [British], cradle, crib