lair

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

lairs

1.
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
2.
A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
3.
(figuratively)A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
4.
(British, dialectal)(British dialectal) A bed or resting place.
5.
(Scotland)A grave; a cemetery plot.
[…] but few knew the reason, and some thought it was because the deceased were strangers, and had no regular lair. I dressed the two bonny orphans in the best mourning at my own cost […]
6.
(seduction community) A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.
7.
(Scotland)A bog; a mire.
8.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial)A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
9.
(alt of, obsolete)Obsolete form of layer.

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verb

V_es/s

lairs

V_ing/Gerund

lairing

V_ed/pp

laired

1.
(British)To rest; to dwell.
2.
(British)To lay down.
3.
(British)To bury.
4.
(Scotland, transitive)To mire.
5.
(Scotland, intransitive)To become mired.

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Đồng nghĩa

denhide-outburrow holtof a criminal den, hide-out

Cùng gốc / liên quan

lair-stonetombstonelairlesslairlikegrave lair-stone (tombstone)general lairless, lairlike

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (couch, bed), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.