lair /leə $ ler/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: leger 'act of lying, bed' ]
1 . the place where a wild animal hides and sleeps SYN den
2 . a place where you go to hide or to be alone SYN den :
a smuggler’s lair
lair /leə $ ler/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: leger 'act of lying, bed' ]
1 . the place where a wild animal hides and sleeps SYN den
2 . a place where you go to hide or to be alone SYN den :
a smuggler’s lair
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012