Snug

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  • adjective. Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy.
  • adjective. Small but well arranged: synonym: comfortable.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Closely secured and well built; compact.
  • adjective. Close-fitting.
  • adjective. Seaworthy.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Offering freedom from financial worry.
  • adjective. Safe; secure.
  • intransitive verb. To make snug or secure.
  • intransitive verb. To nestle; snuggle.
  • phrasal verb. To prepare (a vessel) to weather a storm, as by taking in sail or securing movable gear.
  • noun. A very small private room in a pub.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Snugly.
  • Trim; compact; especially, protected from the weather; tight; comfortable.
  • Fitting close, but not too close; of just the size to accommodate the person or thing contained: as, a snug coat; a snug fit.
  • Lying close; closely, securely, and comfortably placed or circumstanced: as, the baby lay snug in its cradle.
  • Close-concealed; not exposed to notice.
  • Cozy; agreeable owing to exclusion of disagreeable circumstances and persons; also, loosely, agreeable in general.
  • noun. In machinery, a projection or abutment which holds firmly or binds by a wedge-like action another piece in contact with it, or which limits the motion of a part in any direction.
  • noun. In a steam-engine, one of the catches on the eccentric pulley and intermediate shaft, by means of which the motion of the shaft is transmitted through the eccentric to the slide-valves.
  • To move so as to lie close; snuggle: often with up and to: as, a child snugs (up) to its bedfellow; also, to move so as to be close.
  • To make smooth and compact; in rope-manuf., to finish (rope) by rubbing down the fuzzy projecting fibers. Also slick and finish.
  • To put in a snug position; place snugly; bring or move close; snuggle: often reflexive.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Same as lug, n., 3.
  • adjective. Close and warm.
  • adjective. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
  • adjective. Compact, convenient, and comfortable.
  • transitive verb. To place snugly.
  • transitive verb. To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish.
  • intransitive verb. To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; -- often with up, or together.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. small, comfortable back room in a pub
  • adjective. comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory
  • adjective. close-fitting
  • verb. To make secure or snug.
  • verb. To snuggle or nestle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. offering safety; well protected or concealed
  • adjective. enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
  • adjective. well and tightly constructed
  • noun. a small secluded room
  • adjective. fitting closely but comfortably
  • Word Usage
    "He was fairly physical—what we call snug—but I loved the contact."
    Equivalent
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    room  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bug  Doug  Lug  Zug  antidrug  
    Same Context
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    variant
    lug  snugged  snugger  snuggest  snugging  
    verb-form
    snugged  snugging  snugs