to lair

Examples

• All

• It was very hot, as Carem was well used to, but no bats laired there.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Could they lair here, in these very caverns?

  Fiction book (1993)

• All so that he would know where it laired near their new home.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Her family had laired there until, one by one, sickness or accident overtook each, and they became food for the rest.

  Fiction book (1992)

• We figure he's laired-up in the jungle somewhere since our satellites can't pinpoint him.

  Machete Kills (2013)

• No, not until they breached the stinking hotness of the rock and the bats, which laired there, poured outward.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The fox chose to lair in the hollow tree to stay safe from the heavy rain.

• She found a quiet spot to lair away from the hustle of the city.

Synonyms

B

to bunker

vsto lair

1 5.8

To stay in a safe place to avoid danger

shelters in a den or hiding place rather than seeking fortified protection

How Sheltered

to lair

• Archaic

7.5

shelter

253 1.0

to roost

16 4.2

to rest

816 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology