Lair Definition
lâr
lairs
noun
lairs
A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den.
Webster's New World
A den or hideaway.
American Heritage
Any place of refuge or for hiding.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
Wiktionary
verb
lairs
To go to, rest in, or have a lair.
Webster's New World
(Scotland) To mire.
Wiktionary
(intransitive, Scotland) To become mired.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Lair
Noun
Singular:
lairPlural:
lairsOrigin of Lair
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From Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English leger legh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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