lair
noun/leə(r)/
/ler/
[usually singular]- a place where a wild animal sleeps or hides synonym den (1)Topics Animalsc2
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- a place where somebody goes to hide or to be alone synonym den, hideout
- Grandad retreated to his lair in the basement.
Word OriginOld English leger ‘resting place, bed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leger ‘bed, camp’ and German Lager ‘storehouse’, also to lie. Compare with laager and lager.
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