Noun
tracking the bear back to its lair
She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
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The actor suggested that as the season progresses, and his character is invading a secret Russian lair alongside co-worker Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke), parts of their uniform would come off.—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025 Their plan goes haywire and Demogorgons track down all the kids who were making their escape and carry them away into their lair.—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025 Production designer Nathan Crowley imagined Elphaba’s lair as being intertwined with nature, which meant weaving flexible wood and branches into a large sculptural nest built on a top of a platform on a soundstage.—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025 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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