lair.
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
Meaning & usage
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
A bed or resting place.
A grave; a cemetery plot.
A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
To rest; to dwell.
To lay down.
To bury.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
A bog; a mire.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”). Compare Icelandic leir (“clay”).
To mire.
To become mired.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”). Compare Icelandic leir (“clay”).
A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
Where this word comes from
Backformation from lairy.
Obsolete form of layer.
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