Complete Definition of "lair"

English

Etymology
Old English leger|leġer �couch, bed�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /l�:/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
  2. figuratively A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, or a superhero.

Synonyms
(of an animal): burrow (of some smaller mammals), den (of a lion or tiger)
(of a criminal): den, hide-out

Translations

trans-top|of an animal
Czech: doup� n
Finnish: pesä
French: tanière f, antre m
German: Bau m
Italian: tana#Italian|tana f
Slovene: brlog m
trans-mid
Russian: бе�лога f
Serbian: jazbina f
Spanish: guarida f
Swedish: bohåla c, håla c, gryt n
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trans-top|of a criminal
Finnish: piilo, piilopaikka
French: antre m
Italian: covo m
trans-mid
Serbian: jazbina, brlog, jama
Slovene: brlog m
Spanish: guarida f
Russian: логово n
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