lair

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English leġer (“‘couch, bed’”), from Proto-Germanic *legra, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵh-.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
lair

Plural
lairs

lair (plural lairs)

  1. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
  2. (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (of an animal): burrow (of some smaller mammals), den (of a lion or tiger)
  • (of a criminal): den, hide-out

[edit] Translations

of an animal
of a criminal

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to lair

Third person singular
lairs

Simple past
laired

Past participle
laired

Present participle
lairing

to lair (third-person singular simple present lairs, present participle lairing, simple past and past participle laired)

  1. (transitive, Scottish) To mire.
  2. (intransitive, Scottish) To become mired.

[edit] Anagrams

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