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lair

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lair

1 a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others

the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them

Synonyms of lair

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

Words Related to lair

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 of lair

burrow, den, hole, house, lodge

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3 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

Synonyms of lair

bed, bunk, doss [chiefly British], hay [slang], kip, pad, rack, sack

Words Related to lair

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

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