lair

Meanings

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. A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
4. A bed or resting place.
5. A grave; a cemetery plot.
6. A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.

1. To rest; to dwell.
2. To lay down.
3. To bury.

1. A bog; a mire.

1. To mire.
2. To become mired.

1. A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.

1. Obsolete form of layer.

1. A surname.

Etymology

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