lair
IPA: ɫˈɛr
noun
- A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
- (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
- (Britain dialectal) A bed or resting place.
- (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.
- (Scotland) A bog; a mire.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
- A surname.
- Obsolete form of layer. [A single thickness of some material covering a surface.]
verb
- (Britain) To rest; to dwell.
- (Britain) To lay down.
- (Britain) To bury.
- (transitive, Scotland) To mire.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To become mired.
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Examples of "lair" in Sentences
- The lair was quiet as the finale opened.
- They use olfaction to find the lair of a tarantula.
- Lee introduces the heroes and brings them to the lair.
- Gary proceeds to infiltrate the lair and frees the team.
- As they speak, Acacia ensnared the townsfolk to her lair.
- They break in to the lair and try to get their animals back.
- Gunn investigates the demon lair and finds the grotesque demon.
- Anna journeys to and then through Verea into the lair of the demons.
- The decision to build the wolf's lair was made in the autumn of 1940.
- In it, Bugs Bunny is lured to the lair of a mad scientist as food for Gossamer.