lair (redirected from Laires)

lair  (lâr)

n.

1. The den or dwelling of a wild animal.

2. A den or hideaway.

3. Obsolete A resting place; a couch.

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[Middle English, from Old English leger; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lair¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the resting place of a wild animal

2. Informal a place of seclusion or hiding

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an enclosure or shed for farm animals

4. Scot the ground for a grave in a cemetery

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (esp of a wild animal) to retreat to or rest in a lair

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (tr) to drive or place (an animal) in a lair

[Old English leger; related to lie² and Old High German leger bed]

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lair²

n & vb

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a Scot word for mire

[from Old Norse leir mud]

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lair³ Austral slang

n

a flashy man who shows off

vb

(intr; foll by up or around) to behave or dress like a lair

[perhaps from leer]

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lair - First meant "grave, tomb," or "place where one sleeps."

See also related terms for tomb.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lair - the habitation of wild animals       den habitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

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lair

noun

1. nest, den, hole, burrow, resting place a fox's lair

2. hide-out (Informal) retreat, refuge, den, sanctuary The village was once a pirate's lair.

Translations

lair [lɛəʳ] N → guarida f, cubil m

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lair [ˈlɛə^r] n → tanière f

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lair

n → Lager nt; (= cave) → Höhle f; (= den) → Bau m

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lair [lɛəʳ] n (of animal) → tana, covo; (of thieves) → covo

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lair

n lair [leə]

the den of a wild beast The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley. lêplek, broeiplek مأوى، عَرين бърлога brloh hule das Lager φωλιά αγριμιού guarida urg, pesa لانه pesä tanière מְאוּרָה मांद, छिपने की जगह brlog odú sarang binatang liar bæli, greni tana ねぐら (짐승의) 굴 urvas, irštva midzenis; ala sarang hol hule, hi, leie nora covil vizuină, bârlog логово, берлога brloh brlog jazbina lya, kula, håla ถ้ำของสัตว์ in 獸穴, 窩 барліг, лігво جنگلی جانور کا بھٹ hang ổ thú rừng 兽穴, 窝