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
  • Pakistani security forces killed 48 militants in a series of raids on hideouts in the country's restive southwest over the past 72 hours, the military said Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Mod Periscope The perfect tool to peek out of secret hideouts—and infinitely customizable!
    — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hideouts
Noun
  • Hornets are significantly larger, typically build aerial paper nests and have brown/yellow or black/white markings.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the titanosaur nests would have been large enough to make a distinct impression on the landscape, especially if the dinosaurs nested communally.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of nests
Noun
  • The Rams rented a double-decker Qantas jet with beds for all 53 players.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Salomon started out cleaning the beds of trash trucks and then worked as a helper to the drivers, jumping out to adjust the bins so the truck’s forks could slide into the slots and lift up the bins to dump the load into the hopper.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of beds
Noun
  • Mother bears like Electra will teach their cubs about safe places to build dens, where and when to find food, and how to get it.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The project’s team also sank artificial dens in the waters to give the vulnerable newcomers somewhere to hide.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dens
Noun
  • An aerial view of houses surrounded by mud, rocks and debris following flash floods on September 03, 2026 in Betravati village, Rasuwa, Nepal.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The funding is handled by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, which reports that 91% of buyers acquire one-family houses or condos, and that the average age of a recipient is 34.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Checkered tiles top the tables and throughout the far side are couches to settle into with negronis and martinis served with tasty upscale snacks at aperitivo hour.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This sofa, upholstered in a nubby textile, similar to boucle or chenille fabric, is a structured alternative to the boneless couches running amok on Amazon—but it’s designed to be just as comfortable.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of couches
Noun
  • During the season, female tarantulas remain underground and begin emitting strong pheromones to attract males, who leave their burrows in hopes of finding mates, per the University of California.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Their body temperature drops from about that of a human to as low as 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius), not much warmer than their burrows in winter.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of burrows

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“Lairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lairs. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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