Lair

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lair \Lair\ (l[^a]r), n. [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}.]
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     1. A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or
        couch of a wild beast.


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     2. A burying place. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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     3. A pasture; sometimes, food. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lair
       n : the habitation of wild animals [syn: {den}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "lair":
     abri, adytum, antre, ashram, asylum, bolt-hole, bordello, brothel,
     bunker, burrow, cache, cathouse, cave, cavern, cell, clip joint,
     cloister, concealment, corner, couch, cove, cover, covert,
     coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, den,
     den of thieves, dive, dugout, dump, earth, fleshpots, form,
     foxhole, funk hole, grot, grotto, gyp joint, hermitage, hideaway,
     hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, hollow,
     holy of holies, ivory tower, joint, lodge, mew, nest, niche, nook,
     privacy, recess, refuge, retreat, run, sanctuary, sanctum,
     sanctum sanctorum, secret place, sewer, sporting house, stash,
     stews, subterrane, subway, tunnel, undercovert, warren,
     whorehouse