snug

[ snuhg ]

/ snʌg /

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adjective, snug·ger, snug·gest.

warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house.

fitting closely, as a garment: a snug jacket.

more or less compact or limited in size, and sheltered or warm: a snug harbor.

trim, neat, or compactly arranged, as a ship or its parts.

comfortably circumstanced, as persons.

pleasant or agreeable, especially in a small, exclusive way: a snug coterie of writers.

enabling one to live in comfort: a snug fortune.

secret; concealed; well-hidden: a snug hideout.

verb (used without object), snugged, snug·ging.

to lie closely or comfortably; nestle.

verb (used with object), snugged, snug·ging.

to make snug.

Nautical. to prepare for a storm by taking in sail, lashing deck gear, etc. (usually followed by down).

adverb

in a snug manner: The shirt fit snug around the neck.

noun

British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.

Origin of snug

1575–85; perhaps < Old Norse snøggr short-haired; cognate with Swedish snygg neat

SYNONYMS FOR snug

4 tidy, ordered, orderly.

6 intimate, cozy.

9 cuddle, snuggle.

10 settle, arrange.

11 secure.

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OTHER WORDS FROM snug

snug·ly, adverb snug·ness, noun un·snug, adjective un·snug·ly, adverb

un·snug·ness, noun

Words nearby snug

snuff-dipping, snuffbox, snuffer, snuffle, snuffy, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, snuggery, snuggies, snuggle, snyder

Example sentences from the Web for snug

We sit in the snug upstairs, drinking red wine and avoiding the storms raging outside.

The Great Valentine’s Day Hangover |Emma Woolf |February 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was a few weeks before Christmas but not all creatures were snug in bed.

Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine |Alice Feiring |December 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Eating turkey and pie in their home districts, no doubt, snug by the fire as visions of spending cuts dance in their heads.

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And great men set out from port in conditions that keep lesser men—such as myself—safe and snug on shore.

Remembering William F. Buckley, a Year Later |Christopher Buckley |February 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

All were snug in their beds long before the first pale hint of dawn.

The Harbor Master |Theodore Goodridge Roberts
In a minute she is snug in her stall "for'ard," just by the cook's galley.

A Boy's Voyage Round the World |The Son of Samuel Smiles
It had an ecclesiastical sign,—the Mitre,—and a bar that seemed to be the next best thing to a bishopric, it was so snug.

The Holly-Tree |Charles Dickens
If the princess was only here we'd be jest about as snug as any two fellers that could be found in this world.

The Princess and Joe Potter |James Otis
A Norman gentleman farmer and his wife sat together in their snug parlor.

The Children's Pilgrimage |L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for snug

snug

/ (snʌɡ) /

adjective snugger or snuggest

comfortably warm and well-protected; cosy the children were snug in bed during the blizzard

small but comfortable a snug cottage

well-ordered; compact a snug boat

sheltered and secure a snug anchorage

fitting closely and comfortably

offering safe concealment

noun

(in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons

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

verb snugs, snugging or snugged

to make or become comfortable and warm

(tr) nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear

Derived forms of snug

snugly, adverb snugness, noun

Word Origin for snug

C16 (in the sense: prepared for storms (used of a ship)): related to Old Icelandic snöggr short-haired, Swedish snygg tidy, Low German snögger smart

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snug

adjective, snug·ger, snug·gest.

verb (used without object), snugged, snug·ging.

verb (used with object), snugged, snug·ging.

adverb

noun

Origin of snug

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British Dictionary definitions for snug

adjective snugger or snuggest

noun

verb snugs, snugging or snugged

Derived forms of snug

Word Origin for snug

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

snug

adjective, snug·ger, snug·gest.

verb (used without object), snugged, snug·ging.

verb (used with object), snugged, snug·ging.

adverb

noun

Origin of snug

SYNONYMS FOR snug

OTHER WORDS FROM snug

Words nearby snug

Words related to snug

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adjective snugger or snuggest

noun

verb snugs, snugging or snugged

Derived forms of snug

Word Origin for snug

British Dictionary definitions for snug