snug.

1. Comfortably warm, secure, and sheltered, especially in a small space.

2. Fitting closely without much looseness or spare space.

3. A small private or relatively secluded room in a public house.

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Words that belong together

• snug room
• snug cottage
• snug and warm

On the page

The cottage felt snug during the storm.

They settled into a snug room upstairs.

A blanket kept the child snug and warm.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Snugger; snuggest. Noun snug; snugs. Verb snug; snugs; snugged; snugged; snugging. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.