lair

lair
1. noun /lɛə,lɛɹ/
a) A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

...Van Helsing stood up and said, "Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first we visited our enemys lair. Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?"

b) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
Syn: burrow, den, hide-out
2. verb /lɛə,lɛɹ/
a) To mire.
b) To become mired.

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Synonyms:
(of a beast),


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