lair
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4.9
- noun
- /lɛr/
:
guarida
- The bear retreated to its lair as the storm approached.
- a pirate lair
Forrest dissertation at Caltech titled Cosmic Explosions, The beasts and their lair.
- Forrest dissertation at Caltech titled Cosmic Explosions, The beasts and their lair.
- And so it's nice to see just that a lot of these, you know, babies are coming over from from their stepdaddy's house and coming back to Papa's lair.
Examples
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Welcome to my lair.
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She took me to her lair.
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Lead the charge, clear the path to the Chaos lair.
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When we find a lair that the hunter hadn't known about before, he is very happy.
Fiction book (1996) -
So we have entered the serpent's lair.
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You're bringing the hunter to your lair.
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Fiery rubble continues to rain down on the lair, raising the temperature even higher.
Fiction book (1992) -
Excavation showed that rather than being the lair of the infamous lions, the cave was probably a local burial shrine.
Academic text (2005) -
From Theron's story, Artus guessed this to be the lair of the Batiri's god, Grumog.
Fiction book (1992) -
He'd sought refuge in the Dragon King's lair, where he discussed his troubles over tea, but the Dragon King only scoffed at his guests wounded pride.
Synonyms
82
2.5
A small quiet place where someone can rest alone
55
4.0
A secret place where someone stays to avoid being found
25
2.7
A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal for shelter
25
5.1
A private place where someone goes to be alone
4
1.0
A safe, hidden home where a wild animal lives
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lair comes from an old English word leger meaning 'bed' or 'place to lie'. Like the verb lie, a lair is where a wild animal 'lies down' and hides.