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lair
1[ lair ]
noun
- a den or resting place of a wild animal:
The cougar retired to its lair.
- a secluded or hidden place, especially a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway:
a pirate's lair.
- British. a place in which to lie or rest; a bed.
verb (used with object)
- to place in a lair.
- to serve as a lair for.
verb (used without object)
- to go to, lie in, or have a lair.
lair
2[ lair ]
lair
4[ lair ]
noun
- a man who dresses garishly and is crude or vulgar; show-off.
lair
1/ ɛə /
noun
- the resting place of a wild animal
- informal.a place of seclusion or hiding
- an enclosure or shed for farm animals
- the ground for a grave in a cemetery
verb
- intr (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair
- tr to drive or place (an animal) in a lair
lair
2/ ler /
noun
- a Scot word for mire
lair
3/ ɛə /
noun
- a flashy man who shows off
verb
- intr; foll by up or around to behave or dress like a lair
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The latter here is represented via a large puppet created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and the walk-through experience will take us from taverns to the back alley of a marketplace to the beholder’s lair.
The book’s title makes a droll pun for “lair,” a villainous place of danger or death, while his vivid, mostly monochrome abstract photographs of poisoned atmosphere wittily recall fashionable Color Field paintings.
"He took them to his lair of deprivation with lies, exploitation and threats. He took full advantage of their youth and vulnerability for his own gratification."
I don’t need to waste time getting into the ethics of waving hasta la vista to the masses, nor do I think it’s worth debating whether or not panic-room lairs would even work.
He joked, “Shouldn’t this gathering be happening in a volcano’s lair near Zurich? Or are we just open-sourcing the Illuminati now?”
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