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Lair vs Lairlike - What's the difference?

lair | lairlike |

As a noun lair

is mare (female horse) or lair can be .

As an adjective lairlike is

resembling or characteristic of a lair.

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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    lairlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a lair.