snug
A small, comfortable back room in a pubA small, comfortable back room in a pub.
» Tom is snug in his sleeping bag.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(UK)A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
Hinterraum, gemütlicher Hinterraum, gemütliche Ecke
a small secluded room
A lug.
Examples
11 sentencesTom is snug in his sleeping bag.
The snow keeps the young plants snug and warm.
ruСнег сохраняет молодые растения в уюте и тепле. — Hellerick
I want to style my hair so it's fluffy and feels snug.
I tucked her into bed, as snug as a bug in a rug.
This room is really snug.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from ProtoFrom dialectal English snug (“tight, handsome”), perhaps from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Germanic *snawwuz (“short, quick, fast”). Compare Icelandic snöggur (“smooth”), Danish snög (“neat”), Swedish snygg (“handsome, nice-looking”). Compare also English snudge (“to nestle, remain snug and quiet”).
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