lairs

noun

plural of lair
1
as in hideouts
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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2
as in nests
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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3
as in beds
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 lairs These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lairs
  1. hideouts
  2. nests
  3. beds
  4. dens
  5. houses
  6. couches
  7. burrows
Noun
  • Security forces carried out a ground operation along the border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
    — Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Pakistani security forces carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of hideouts
Noun
  • The Swainson’s hawk nests in Solano County and the Central Valley from March through September, traveling thousands of miles to spend winters in Mexico and Argentina.
    — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Some wasps use the underground homes of other animals to build their nests.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of nests
Noun
  • There are nine rooms total, some with double beds, some with queens, and some with loft or bunk beds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The best upholstered beds are ideal for people who prefer soft textures rather than wood surfaces to tie a room together.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of beds
Noun
  • Beyond hazing, Badger and Banjo help flush bears from urban dens, crawl beneath houses to locate animals in crawl spaces, and search for injured or orphaned bears.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Think under-stair dog dens, laundry-room cat cubbies tucked next to the dryer for warmth, and litter box enclosures hidden inside custom benches with ventilation fans that exhaust odor outside.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of dens
Noun
  • Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • A lot of Eastern European Jewish refugees arrived in France after the pogroms and worked as tailors and seamstresses for the couture houses.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • There’s also a casual lounge filled with soft gray couches, perfect for an afternoon glass of wine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The room features a long bar and several areas with chairs and couches or barrel tables with stools.
    — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of couches
Noun
  • Around the dozens of containers that make Toolik the US’s largest research station in the Arctic, musk ox and caribou graze on dwarf birches and fragrant labrador tea, while Arctic ground squirrels pop out of their burrows to survey the tundra.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • In Florida, wild iguanas can live in burrows, culverts, drainage pipes and rock and debris piles found along canal banks or in vacant lots.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of burrows

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