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- Dictionarylair/lɛː/
noun
- 1. a place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives: "he saw that his dogs had roused a wild boar from its lair" Similar
- 2. a burial plot in a graveyard: Scottish "their ashes now lie buried in a lair in the Glasgow necropolis"
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LAIR definition: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
The meaning of LAIR is a resting or sleeping place : bed. How to use lair in a sentence. a resting or sleeping place : bed; the resting or living place of a wild animal : den; a refuge or place for hiding…
a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person hides: a fox's lair. the thieves ' lair. Synonym. den. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal dwellings - natural. anthill. arboreal. biome. burrow. byre. cobweb. earth. eyrie. foxhole. guest. habitat. hole. holt. lodge. molehill. rookery. sett.
Lair definition: a den or resting place of a wild animal. See examples of LAIR used in a sentence.
A lair is a wild animal's den. If you ever find yourself in a forest and face to face with a bear trying to lure you into his lair, beware! He may be plotting to eat you.
A lair is a place where a wild animal lives, usually a place which is underground or well-hidden.
noun. lairs. A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A den or hideaway. American Heritage. Any place of refuge or for hiding. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. Wiktionary.
1. (Zoology) the resting place of a wild animal. 2. informal a place of seclusion or hiding. 3. (Agriculture) an enclosure or shed for farm animals. 4. Scot the ground for a grave in a cemetery. vb. 5. (Zoology) ( intr) (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair. 6. (Zoology) ( tr) to drive or place (an animal) in a lair.
Definition of lair noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone's lair is the particular room or hiding place that they go to, especially when they want to get away from other people.
