Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lair
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(lairs) 1. A lair is a place where a wild animal lives, usually a place which is underground or well-hidden. ...a fox’s lair. N-COUNT: usu with poss 2. Someone’s lair is the particular room or hiding place that they go to, especially when they want to get away from other people. (INFORMAL) The village was once a pirates’ lair. N-COUNT: usu with poss ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie Date: before 12th century 1. dialect British a resting or sleeping place ; bed 2. a. the resting or living place of a wild animal ; den b. a refuge or place for hiding II. verb Etymology: Scots ~ mire Date: circa 1560 transitive verb chiefly Scottish to cause to sink in mire intransitive verb chiefly Scottish wallow ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a wild animal's resting-place. b a person's hiding-place; a den (tracked him to his lair). 2 a place where domestic animals lie down. 3 Brit. a shed or enclosure for cattle on the way to market. --v. 1 intr. go to or rest in a lair. 2 tr. place (an animal) in a lair. Derivatives lairage n. Etymology: OE leger f. Gmc: cf. LIE(1) 2. n. & v. Austral. sl. --n. a youth or man who dresses flashily and shows off. --v.intr. (often foll. by up or dress) behave or dress like a lair. Derivatives lairy adj. Etymology: lair back-form. f. lairy; lairy alt. f. LEERY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. логовище, берлога; нора at lair —- в берлоге 2. логово (злодеев); притон thives' lair —- воровской притон, "малина" 3. загон для скота, приемный загон (по дороге на рынок) 4. ложе 5. шотл. могила; последний приют 6. лежать в берлоге, норе 7. находиться в загоне (о скоте) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) логовище, берлога at lair - в берлоге 2) загон для скота (по дороге на рынок, на бойню) 3) scot. могила 2. v. лежать в берлоге; уходить в берлогу ...Англо-русский словарь
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mil. abbr. Letterman Army Institute of Research univ. abbr. Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Research softw. abbr. Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Research gen. bus. abbr. Loyalty Award Incentive Reward ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. leger "bed, couch, grave, act or place of lying down," from P.Gmc. *legran, from the root of lie. Meaning "animal's den" is 15c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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