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# lair

noun (lair, lairs)

«lair» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lair is the den or hiding place of a wild animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lair/#m1)
2. A lair is any secret place where a villain hides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lair/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a wolf leaves his lair to hunt; a robber or giant may keep treasure in a lair

### Examples

- The wolf left his lair at dusk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lair/#x1)
- The fox crept back to its lair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lair/#x2)
- The robbers' lair was hidden in the hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lair/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in tales a wolf leaves his lair to hunt; a robber or giant may keep treasure in a lair

### Examples

- And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a lair of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without an inhabitant. (Prophets JER.9.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lair/#x1)
- He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net. (Writings PSA.10.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lair/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lair» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lair/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lair» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lair.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lair» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lair/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lair» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lair.html) on Mova free.