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Lair vs Laird - What's the difference?

lair | laird |

As nouns the difference between lair and laird

is that lair is a place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground while laird is the owner of a Scottish estate; a landlord.

As a verb lair

is to mire.

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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    laird

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The owner of a Scottish estate; a landlord

    • Derived terms

    * lairdship

    Anagrams

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