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Burrows vs Lair - What's the difference?

burrows | lair |

As nouns the difference between burrows and lair

is that burrows is while lair is mare (female horse) or lair can be .

As a verb burrows

is (burrow).

burrows

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An Irish spelling of the English surname Burroughs.
    • English surnames from Middle English

    lair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
  • (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
  • * 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
    • ...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 enemy's lair . Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?"

    Synonyms

    * (of an animal''): burrow (''of some smaller mammals''), den (''of a lion or tiger ) * (of a criminal ): den, hide-out

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To mire.
  • (Scotland) To become mired.

    • Anagrams

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