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lair

/lɛə/

/lɛr/

lairnoun

lairs

/lɛə/

/lɛr/

Translations

убежище

The criminal used the abandoned house as his lair.

Преступник использовал заброшенный дом как своё убежище.

логово

The bear retreated to its lair for the winter.

Медведь отступил в своё логово на зиму.

берлога

The wolf pack returned to their berloga after the hunt.

Стая волков вернулась в свою берлогу после охоты.

Additional translations

прибежище

укрытие

Definitions

A den or resting place of a wild animal.

The bear retreated to its lair deep in the forest.

A secret or private place in which a person seeks concealment or seclusion.

The detective discovered the criminal's lair hidden beneath the abandoned warehouse.

Synonyms

hiding place

lairverb

laired

Past Simple

laired

Past Participle

lairing

Gerund

/leə/

/ler/

Rare, chiefly literary; said of animals retreating to their dens.

Definitions

(intransitive, of a wild or predatory animal) To rest or retreat to a lair; to dwell hidden.

During the heat of the day, the lion laired beneath the acacia trees.

(transitive) To place (an animal) in a lair or temporary enclosure; to confine or house, especially prior to transport or slaughter.

The cattle were laired overnight before being transported to the market.

Synonyms