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laid
laid-back
laid paper
laid work
laik
Lailat al-Baraah
Lailat al-Miraj
Lailat al-Qadr
lair
lairage
laird
laisser-faire
laisser-passer
laissez-faire
laissez-passer
laity
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lair

lair [ ler ]


noun  (plural lairs)
Definition:
 
1. wild animal's den: a place where a wild animal rests or sleeps

2. place to be alone in: a retreat or hideaway ( informal )



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle laired, present participle lair·ing, 3rd person present singular lairs)
Definition:
 
return to lair: to go to a lair, or take or drive an animal to a lair

[ Old English leger "act of lying, bed" < Indo-European]
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