lair Definition
lair (ler)
noun
- a bed or resting place of a wild animal; den
- any place of refuge or for hiding
Etymology: ME lier < OE leger, lit., lying place, hence bed, couch (in Du, a camp) < Gmc base (*leg-) of licgan, to lie
intransitive verb
to go to, rest in, or have a lair
lair Synonyms
lair Usage Examples
Converse of object
- enter: Anna Sargent dares to enter the dragons lair... Here be dragons!
- have: Sabrewulf has many lairs, each of which must be found and cleared if our hero is to bring back the stolen treasure.
Adjective modifier
- subterranean: The Twilight Kingdom attempts the latter approach, with Shindler using the confined environment of Koth's subterranean lair to hide hidden horror within.
- underground: This underground lair is host to a variety of nights for the more hardcore among you.
- secret: Instead, go upstairs, and you will be in the Treasure Room, the thief's secret lair.
- new: Can I specify the precise location for my new lair?
- hidden: Build hidden lairs and forge new weapons for your evil adventures.
- evil: The forces of good have discovered your evil lair - you being an evil witch of course.
Modifies a noun
- rate: Us how it to actually build lair rates for you only have.
- number: Otherwise, you can contact the cemetery office with the section and lair number and staff will attend to the lair.
Noun used with modifier
- mountain: What evil schemes will they conduct upon arrival at their mysterious mountain lair?
- demo: Read more 31-05-2006 11:51 | 8 comment(s ) Animal Activists demo lair of Oxford lab builders.
- dragon: Anna Sargent dares to enter the dragons lair... Here be dragons!
- Gorgon: To find the way to the Gorgons lair, Perseus had to approach the Graeae.
- cattle: It is difficult to believe, now, that this road ended in fields, cattle lairs and dairies until the late 19th century.
Possessives
- villain: There was an artist's impression and it looked like a kind of Bond villain's lair.
- dragon: Devlin refers to Serpent Lane, which led from the dragon's lair in the hills down to its drinking place at the river.
- vampire: The set converts from railroad station to grand hotel to vampire's lair in a twinkling and has lots of surprises.
- pirate: Walking in the shadow of Punta Negra you can reach San Perro, an old abandoned village and pirates ' lair.
Preposition: of
beast: Fighting their way past the Filipino receptionist, they enter the lair of the beast.
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