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- 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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The meaning of LAIR is a resting or sleeping place : bed. How to use lair in a sentence.
LAIR definition: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
Lair definition: a den or resting place of a wild animal. See examples of LAIR used in a sentence.
LAIR meaning: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Lair definition: . See examples of LAIR used in a sentence.
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain. Wiktionary. Synonyms: shelter. nest. hideout. haunt. habitat. cavern. burrow. refuge. den. sanctuary.