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Snugness

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Noun

1. cosiness, coziness, snugness

a state of warm snug comfort

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Snugness

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adjectiveWord forms: snugger or snuggest
1. 
comfortably warm and well-protected; cosy
the children were snug in bed during the blizzard
2. 
small but comfortable
a snug cottage
3. 
well-ordered; compact
a snug boat
4. 
sheltered and secure
a snug anchorage
5. 
fitting closely and comfortably
6. 
offering safe concealment
noun
7. 
(in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons
8. engineering
a small peg under the head of a bolt engaging with a slot in the bolted component to prevent the bolt turning when the nut is tightened
verbWord forms: snugs, snugging or snugged
9. 
to make or become comfortable and warm
10. (transitive) nautical
to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear

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Snugness

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈsnugger or ˈsnuggest
1. 
protected from the weather or the cold; warm and cozy
2. 
small but well arranged; compact and convenient; neat; trim
a snug cottage
3. 
large enough to provide ease and comfort
said of an income
4. 
tight or close in fit
a snug coat, a snug joint
5. 
trim and well-built; seaworthy
6. 
hidden or concealed
to lie snug
adverbWord forms: ˈsnugger or ˈsnuggest
7. 
so as to be snug
verb intransitiveWord forms: snugged or ˈsnugging
8.  Dialectal
snuggle
verb transitive
9. 
to make snug or secure
noun
10.  British
snuggery

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Snugness

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adj. snug·ger, snug·gest
1. Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy: The children were snug in their beds.
2. Small but well arranged: a snug apartment. See Synonyms at comfortable.
3.
a. Closely secured and well built; compact: a snug little sailboat.
b. Close-fitting: a snug jacket.
c. Nautical Seaworthy.
4.
a. Offering freedom from financial worry: a snug living.
b. Safe; secure: a snug hideout.
v. snugged, snug·ging, snugs
v.tr.
To make snug or secure.
v.intr.
To nestle; snuggle.

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