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LAIR definition: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
A lair is a wild animal's den. If you ever find yourself in a forest and face to face with a bear trying to lure you into his lair, beware! He may be plotting to eat you.
The meaning of LAIR is a resting or sleeping place : bed. How to use lair in a sentence.
Lair definition: a den or resting place of a wild animal. See examples of LAIR used in a sentence.
LAIR meaning: 1. a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person…. Learn more.
A lair is a place where a wild animal lives, usually a place which is underground or well-hidden.
1. (Zoology) the resting place of a wild animal. 2. informal a place of seclusion or hiding. 3. (Agriculture) an enclosure or shed for farm animals. 4. Scot the ground for a grave in a cemetery. vb. 5. (Zoology) ( intr) (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair. 6. (Zoology) ( tr) to drive or place (an animal) in a lair.
noun. lairs. A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A den or hideaway. American Heritage. Any place of refuge or for hiding. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. Wiktionary.
Lair noun. a place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast. Lair noun. a burying place. Lair noun. a pasture; sometimes, food. Etymology: [OE. leir, AS. leger; akin to D. leger, G. lager couch, lair, OHG. legar, Goth. ligrs, and to E. lie. See Lie to be prostrate, and cf. Layer, Leaguer.]
a den or resting place of a wild animal: The cougar retired to its lair. a secluded or hidden place, esp. a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway: a pirate's lair. a place in which to lie or rest; a bed.
