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
In addition, explorers can head to Jamaica and visit Bond’s home in Live and Let Die (1973) or the pier that doubled as Dr. No’s secret lair in No Time to Die (1962).—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2024 The former is the same dragon Daemon coaxed from his lair in the season 1 finale who was previously ridden by King Jaehaerys (Michael Carter), the ruler prior to Viserys (Paddy Considine).—Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 July 2024 Cassandra formed a lair out of the dead body of Ant-Man's giant form and now appears to lead a group of mutants, including Aaron Stanford's Pyro (from X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand) and Tyler Mane's Sabretooth (from X-Men).—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 July 2024 In other words, it’s got all the makings of a secret lair.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 June 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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