Noun
tracking the bear back to its lair
She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
And so his odyssey eventually brings him right into the lair of the dragon.—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024 The family half of the hotel, known as Royal Hideaway Corales Suites, is accessed through a subterranean cave that resembles a James Bond-style lair.—William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 2024 While the stop-motion that brings Quetzalcoatl to life is impressive (Q is one of the last kaiju movies to primarily use stop-motion animation before CGI took over), the film almost has more of a slasher-movie vibe, as the dragon attacks New Yorkers out of nowhere and then hides in its lair.—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024 But Quinnipiac made it to the zenith in college men’s hockey, and their new, lavish players lair is adorned with the trophies and mementos of the national championship season.—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lair
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie
Verb
Scots lair mire
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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