Thesaurus results for LAIR

lair

noun

ˈler

Definition of lair

as in hideout

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them

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as in nest

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

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as in bed

British dialect a place set aside for sleeping while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair

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Recent Examples of lair Eriro Ehrwalder Alm, Austria Eriro is an outlier, a luxury lair that emphasizes privacy, quiet, and remoteness. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Here, the club’s name is picked out in red, leaving no one in any doubt as to whose lair this is. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Maybe the door to the wizards’ lair will open again someday, but a Camp Rock 4 seems more likely for now. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026 In July, Roku made the city even more interactive with a new brand campaign that guides users to visit six themed areas featuring humorous promo spots, including a pirate ship, a volcano and a villain’s evil lair. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lair

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Noun

For many Californians, the Lake Tahoe area is a favorite, not-so-secret hideout throughout the year.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
After all, the kids need a reason to map out their hideout spots in the Met.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hideout

Noun

No failure to launch here; Unspun’s 3D yarn-to-garment platform is leaving the nest—or at least, the microfactory.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
Wasp nest, tapioca, red raspberry, wolf’s milk and white coral slime molds are easiest to see when their fruiting bodies are present.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of nest

Noun

As for obstacles, experts nodded to persistent bottlenecks in shelter beds reserved for domestic violence survivors and legal support options, financial limitations, especially as pandemic-era federal funding dries up, and widespread access to guns.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
The unnamed truck has a flat five-foot steel bed and an open-sided cab unburdened by creature comforts.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of bed

Noun

Everything else is made in house, save for the deli meat on the Italian La Famiglia and the ham on The Hammich.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
The judge ordered Ouellette to turn over his passport and said Ouellette could only leave his house for doctor’s appointments, attorneys meetings or to work for his father’s business, multiple media outlets reported.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

His female compatriot Fu Shuang in a separate den room was far more amenable for photo ops, happily munching stalks of bamboo near glass windows separating her from the mob of press.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Other highlights include an office with its own entrance, an exercise room, a cozy den, and a subterranean multi-car garage notched into the hillside.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of den

Noun

The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
The 19th century is long gone; phrenology is and was always bunk—so what lesson can the specimens teach me?

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bunk

Noun

As researchers explained in a British Ornithologists’ Union blog post, the chicks had never flown farther than the entrances to their burrows, fed themselves or seen the open ocean before leaving the island.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
The festival lineup also includes wildlife presentations, exhibitor booths and demonstrations, and a Kids Zone with face painting, lawn games, casting activities, a gopher tortoise burrow exhibit and crafts.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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