Meaning of "lair" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAIR

Old English leger; related to lie² and Old High German leger bed.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LAIR

lair  [lɛə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAIR

Lair is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lair in English.

WHAT DOES LAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lair

Lair may refer to: ▪ Animal lair, a shelter built or used by an animal ▪ Lair, a 2007 video game ▪ Burial plot in a graveyard, in Scots language ▪ Demon's Lair, fantasy role-playing game system created in 1997 by Lasalion Games ▪ Devil's Lair, a large cave in Australia ▪ Dragon's Lair, a laserdisc video game ▪ Irma Lair, fictional character in the comic book W.I.T.C.H. and the animated series of the same name ▪ Mike Lair, American politician ▪ Seduction lair or men's lair is a men's social club and study group centered around courtship initiation and development ▪ Tiger's Lair, official football student section for the University of Missouri ▪ Wolf's Lair, Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters ▪ The Lair, 2007-8 American gay-themed vampire television series ▪ The Lair, nickname for the location in the "Valley of the Gods" where Stringfellow Hawke kept the helicopter Airwolf hidden in the 1980s TV action-adventure series Airwolf ▪ Mau5 Lair the production studio belonging to Deadmau5 also known as Battlestations thread.

Definition of lair in the English dictionary

The first definition of lair in the dictionary is the resting place of a wild animal. Other definition of lair is a place of seclusion or hiding. Lair is also an enclosure or shed for farm animals.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAIR

PRESENT

Present

I lair

you lair

he/she/it lairs

we lair

you lair

they lair

Present continuous

I am lairing

you are lairing

he/she/it is lairing

we are lairing

you are lairing

they are lairing

Present perfect

I have laired

you have laired

he/she/it has laired

we have laired

you have laired

they have laired

Present perfect continuous

I have been lairing

you have been lairing

he/she/it has been lairing

we have been lairing

you have been lairing

they have been lairing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I laired

you laired

he/she/it laired

we laired

you laired

they laired

Past continuous

I was lairing

you were lairing

he/she/it was lairing

we were lairing

you were lairing

they were lairing

Past perfect

I had laired

you had laired

he/she/it had laired

we had laired

you had laired

they had laired

Past perfect continuous

I had been lairing

you had been lairing

he/she/it had been lairing

we had been lairing

you had been lairing

they had been lairing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lair

you will lair

he/she/it will lair

we will lair

you will lair

they will lair

Future continuous

I will be lairing

you will be lairing

he/she/it will be lairing

we will be lairing

you will be lairing

they will be lairing

Future perfect

I will have laired

you will have laired

he/she/it will have laired

we will have laired

you will have laired

they will have laired

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lairing

you will have been lairing

he/she/it will have been lairing

we will have been lairing

you will have been lairing

they will have been lairing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lair

you would lair

he/she/it would lair

we would lair

you would lair

they would lair

Conditional continuous

I would be lairing

you would be lairing

he/she/it would be lairing

we would be lairing

you would be lairing

they would be lairing

Conditional perfect

I would have lair

you would have lair

he/she/it would have lair

we would have lair

you would have lair

they would have lair

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lairing

you would have been lairing

he/she/it would have been lairing

we would have been lairing

you would have been lairing

they would have been lairing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lair
we let´s lair
you lair

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lair

Past participle

laired

Present Participle

lairing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LAIR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lair» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lair

burrow · den · hole · nest · refuge · resting place · retreat · sanctuary

TRANSLATION OF LAIR

Find out the translation of lair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lair» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 巢穴
• Translator English - Spanish: guarida
• English: lair
• Translator English - Hindi: खोह
• Translator English - Arabic: مخبأ
• Translator English - Russian: логово
• Translator English - Portuguese: covil
• Translator English - Bengali: ডেরা
• Translator English - French: tanière
• Translator English - Malay: Sarang
• Translator English - German: Höhle
• Translator English - Japanese: 隠れ家
• Translator English - Korean: 은신처
• Translator English - Javanese: Lair
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hang cá
• Translator English - Tamil: குகையில்
• Translator English - Marathi: रास
• Translator English - Turkish: sığınak
• Translator English - Italian: tana
• Translator English - Polish: legowisko
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лігво
• Translator English - Romanian: vizuină
• Translator English - Greek: φωλιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lêplek
• Translator English - Swedish: lya
• Translator English - Norwegian: Lair

QUOTES WITH «LAIR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lair.

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Jane Goldman

It's really weird because my house is very ornate, but my writing lair is very, very blank. It's white, the furniture is white. It gives me nothing to look at, so I just have to concentrate!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAIR»

Discover the use of lair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Lair

"Not for the nervous." —Daily Mirror The mutant white rat had grown and mated, creating offspring in its own image. They dominated the others, the dark-furred ones, who foraged for food and brought it back to the Lair.

James Herbert, 2012

The Lair of the White Worm

American Adam Salton is contacted by his great uncle in England, who is trying to re-establish a relationship between the last two members of the family.

Bram Stoker, 2014

Into the Lair

Falcon Mercenary Group Book 2 It was supposed to be an easy mission.

Maya Banks, 2009

Border Lair

Second book in the Dragon Knights series. War has come to the Border Lair, but as enemies become allies — and lovers — hope springs anew for the dragons and their knights.

Bianca D'Arc, 2006

Falcon's Lair (Mills & Boon Vintage Desire)

She Couldn't Remember.

Sara Orwig, 2012

Mentor's Lair: Book Two of the Zaddack Tales

How? Read Mentor's Lair, Book Two of the Zaddack Tales, a work of fiction by Karen Daniels (www.karendaniels.com).

Karen Daniels, 2011

Lair of the Lion

Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. She'll even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion - the menacing palace of legendary, lethal Don Nicolai DeMarco.

Christine Feehan, 2012

The Lair

Two strangely unexplained deaths have greatly contributed to its dark and mysterious past. THE LAIR is a frightening story of four friends who unwittingly uncover the resting-place of a fiend.

J. Q. Starmer, 2004

On the Road to the Wolf's Lair: German Resistance to Hitler

Explores the complicated personalities of those opposed to the Nazi regime in Germany

Theodore S. Hamerow, 1997

Dragon's Lair (Mills & Boon Nocturne)

When his family's nemesis tries to find a book of Druidic-elder spells, Druid Braeden Drake and his estranged wife, Alexia, must unite to prevent the evil force from unleashing a supreme reign of terror.

Denise Lynn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lair is used in the context of the following news items.

The Panther Lair :: Poll Should the Carolina Panthers sign Reggie …

Wayne is in Indianapolis on Friday to receive a key to the city and told reporters at a press conference that he still plans on playing during the ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»

The Panther Lair :: Poll How good was Brett Favre?

This poll asks fans to vote on whether Brett Favre is a top 5 quarterback of all time. There is no question that Brett Favre was a great ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»

'Scream' Season 1 Episode 4 Spoilers: Emma, Noah, And Audrey …

(Photo : Facebook/"Scream" Official Page) MTV's "Scream" episode 4 will show Emma, Audrey and Noah possibly discovering the killer's lair. «Fashion & Style, Jul 15»

Blacked Out: Dodgers Game Suspended in D.C. - Lasorda's Lair - A …

After two lengthy delays due to malfunctioning lights at Nationals Park in Washington D.C., the series opener between the Dodgers and the ... «Lasorda's Lair, Jul 15»

Enter the Wolf's Lair: Icelandic Black Metal Asserted Its Dominance …

This year, alongside the requisite punks, stoner rockers, progressive types, death metallers, and nostalgia acts, a good dozen black metal (or at ... «Noisey, Jul 15»

The Panther Lair :: Vote Should Caitlyn Jenner have won the ESPY …

This is a poll asking if Caitlyn Jenner should have won the ESPY Arthur Ashe courage award last night. American sports fans were up in arms ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»

Rose Law Firm Names Craig Lair CEO

Lair is a business and tax attorney with a practice that involves advanced trust issues, tax issues, corporate transactions and business planning. «Arkansas Business Online, Jul 15»

The Four Worst Moves of the New Front Office

To piggyback off an article written by fellow Lasorda's Lair writer Scott Andes, it's time to look at the worst moves made by the new Los Angeles ... «Lasorda's Lair, Jul 15»

New Scream the Series Trailer Teases the Killer's Lair and More!

As “Scream the TV Series” continues on MTV, a brand-new trailer for the slasher series has debuted online straight from the panel at San Diego ... «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»

O'Neill to avoid foxes' lair and stay on

O'Neill to avoid foxes' lair and stay on. Despite bets FAI believe O'Neill won't leave Irish. 0 Comments. Email; Print; Font Size ... «Herald, Jul 15»