snug
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.
to make snug.
Nautical. to prepare for a storm by taking in sail, lashing deck gear, etc. (usually followed by down).
in a snug manner: The shirt fit snug around the neck.
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
Origin of snug
1Other words for snug
Other words from snug
- snug·ly, adverb
- snug·ness, noun
- un·snug, adjective
- un·snug·ness, noun
Words Nearby snug
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How to use snug in a sentence
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We sit in the snug upstairs, drinking red wine and avoiding the storms raging outside.
It was a few weeks before Christmas but not all creatures were snug in bed.
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Little Jack Charmington, her husband, had a snug four hundred a year of his own, which quite sufficed for his modest needs.
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It was delightfully wooded scenery through which we passed, and a snug little spot where we lunched.
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British Dictionary definitions for snug
/ (snʌɡ) /
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
(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
to make or become comfortable and warm
(tr) nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear
Origin of snug
1Derived forms of snug
- snugly, adverb
- snugness, noun
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