Noun
tracking the bear back to its lair
She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
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But is the Sanderson sisters' lair actually a real place?—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 That trip—his seventh and last to North Korea—included a whopping surprise: a previously unknown lair filled with hundreds of centrifuges resembling those used by Pakistan.—Byrichard Stone, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024 The dining rooms are small, private or near private rooms, luxurious lairs far from the bustle of mainstream Venice.—Everett Potter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Now, the choice is yours to acquire the cinematic villain’s lair perched high above the buzzy streets of Midtown Manhattan.—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lair
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie
Verb
Scots lair mire
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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