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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Snug \Snug\, adjective [Compar. {Snugger}; superl. {Snuggest}.] [Prov. E. snug tight, handsome; cf. Icel. sn["o]ggr smooth, ODan. sn["o]g neat, Sw. snugg.]
1. Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.
2. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
Lie snug, and hear what critics say. --Swift.
3. Compact, convenient, and comfortable; as, a snug farm, house, or property.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Snug \Snug\, noun (Mach.) Same as {Lug}, noun, 3.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Snug \Snug\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Snugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snugging}.] To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; -- often with up, or together; as, a child snugs up to its mother.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Snug \Snug\, verb (used with an object)
1. To place snugly. [R.] --Goldsmith.
2. To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
snug
adjective
1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {close-fitting}]
3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
noun: a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}] [also: {snugging}, {snugged}, {snuggest}, {snugger}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
143 Moby Thesaurus words for "snug": airtight, airworthy, anal, autistic, bashful, bold, brief, brusque, burrow, casual, cheerful, chipper, close, close-tongued, closemouthed, comfortable, comfy, commodious, compact, concise, contented, convenient, cosy, cozy, croodle, cuddle, curt, cushioned, cushiony, cushy, dinky, dissociable, dumb, dustproof, dusttight, easeful, easy, economical of words, fast, firm, fit for sea, friendly, gasproof, gastight, hermetic, hermetically sealed, homelike, homely, homey, homish, incompatible, indisposed to talk, insociable, intimate, laconic, lightproof, lighttight, lived-in, luxurious, mopey, mopish, morose, mum, mute, neat, nestle, nongregarious, nuzzle, oilproof, oiltight, orderly, peaceful, plain, quiet, rainproof, raintight, relaxing, reposeful, restful, roomy, sea-kindly, sealed, seaworthy, self-contained, self-sufficient, sheltered, shipshape, short, shut fast, silent, simple, sleek, slick, smart, smokeproof, smoketight, snug down, snug up, socially incompatible, soft, sparing of words, speechless, spick-and-span, spruce, staunch, stiff, stormproof, stormtight, sullen, taciturn, tender, terse, tidy, tight, tight-lipped, tongue-tied, trig, trim, tuck in, unclubbable, uncluttered, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, uncongenial, unfriendly, ungenial, unloquacious, unpretending, unsociable, unsocial, untalkative, warm, water-repellant, waterproof, watertight, weatherly, well-cared-for, well-groomed, well-to-do, windproof, windtight, word-bound, wordless
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