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Synonyms for lair

  • noun

Most common

den holt burrow lodge

All synonyms

Noun

1. Den — A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground

den, burrow, holt

Other

lodge, hole, couch

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

Forms

Plural
lairs → dens, burrows, holts, lodges…

Example sentences

  • den Sami's home became a den of yelling and arguments.
  • burrow This is where the dung beetle’s burrow is located.
  • lodge Tom stayed in the ski lodge while Mary went skiing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lairrising
denrising
holtsteady
burrowsteady
lodgerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
den1
4 letters
hole1, holt1
5 letters
couch1, lodge1
6 letters
burrow2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burrow2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tanière
Italiano
tana
Español
escondrijo