eyrienoun [ C ]
mainly UK US usually aerie uk/ˈɪə.ri/us/ˈɪr.i/eyrie noun [ C ] (NEST)
the nest of an eagle or other large bird that eats meat, usually built in a high place that cannot be easily reached
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Animal dwellings - natural
- anthill
- arboreal
- burrow
- byre
- cobweb
- den
- earth
- house
- lair
- litter
- lodge
- molehill
- nest
- niche
- rookery
- roost
- spider's web
- warren
- web
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eyrie noun [ C ] (ROOM/APARTMENT)
a room or apartment that is high up in a building:
I interviewed the chairman of the company in his seventh-floor eyrie.
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Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- en suite
- family room
- form room
- front room
- garret
- gymnasium
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- rumpus room
- snug
- vault
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