Ensconce

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  • transitive verb. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably.
  • transitive verb. To place or conceal in a secure place.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cover or shelter as with a sconce or fort; protect; hide securely; give shelter or security to.
  • Hence To fix firmly or snugly; settle; lodge: as, he ensconced himself in his comfortable arm-chair.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To place in a secure environment.
  • verb. To settle comfortably.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. fix firmly
    • Word Usage
    "In the case of vampires, I locked myself in my bedroom, dim the lights, close the curtains and ensconce myself in the middle of pillows and warm blankets."
    Form
    ensconced  ensconcing  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lay  place  pose  position  put  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hans  Ponce  Renaissance  nonce  nonchalance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    andnot  baldish  chatroom  drought-fueled  finny  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    anchor  becloud  befog  billet at  bivouac  
    verb-form
    ensconced  ensconces  ensconcing  
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