Lairing

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  • v. Present participle of lair.
  • Word Usage
    "We were squidding that day, out on the reef - you know how, undoubtedly, diving down the face of the wall of the reef, five fathoms, ten fathoms, any depth within reason, and shoving our squid-sticks into the likely holes and crannies of the coral where squid might be lairing."
    Verb Form
    laired    lairing    lairs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    habitation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pasture    bed    form    nest    couch    house    earth    burrow    lodge    kennel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adair    Aer    Altair    Astaire    Ayre    Baer    Bear    Blair    Cher    Clair   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    den    cavern    nook    maw    dungeon    fang    glade    stronghold    grotto    retreat