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
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 And so his odyssey eventually brings him right into the lair of the dragon.—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024 The family half of the hotel, known as Royal Hideaway Corales Suites, is accessed through a subterranean cave that resembles a James Bond-style lair.—William Leigh, theweek, 14 May 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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