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Definitions for Lair

[1] a den or resting place of a wild animal: The cougar retired to its lair.
[2] a secluded or hidden place, especially a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway: a pirate's lair.
[3] British . a place in which to lie or rest; a bed.
[4] to place in a lair.
[5] to serve as a lair for.
[6] to go to, lie in, or have a lair.
[7] British Dialect . mud; mire.
[8] Scot. to sink or stick in mud or mire.
[9] lore; learning.
[10] a man who dresses garishly and is crude or vulgar; showoff.
[11] the resting place of a wild animal
[12] informal a place of seclusion or hiding
[13] an enclosure or shed for farm animals
[14] Scot the ground for a grave in a cemetery
[15] (intr) (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair
[16] (tr) to drive or place (an animal) in a lair
[17] a Scot word for mire
[18] a flashy man who shows off
[19] (intr; foll by up or around) to behave or dress like a lair

Words related to Lair

hideaway, sanctuary, form, nest, cave, pen, burrow, refuge, den, earth, hole, retreat

Words nearby Lair

lain, laine, laing, laingian, laipse, lair, lairage, laird, lairy, laisser-aller, laissez aller

Origin of Lair

4First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from lairy

Word origin for Lair

perhaps from leer

Synonyms for Lair

hideaway, burrow, cave, den, earth, form, hole, nest, pen, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, resting place