Definition of SNUG

snug

Plural: snugs

Noun

  • a small secluded room
  • A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
  • A lug.

Adjective Satellite

  • offering safety; well protected or concealed
    • "a snug harbor"
    • "a snug hideout"
  • fitting closely but comfortably
  • well and tightly constructed
    • "a snug house"
    • "a snug little sailboat"
  • enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
    • "snug in bed"
    • "a snug little apartment"

Adj

  • Warm and comfortable; cosy.
  • Satisfactory.
  • Close-fitting.
  • Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.

Verb

Verb Forms: snugged, snugging, snugs

  • To make something snugly comfortable or secure.
  • To make secure or snug.
  • To snuggle or nestle.
  • To make smooth.

Adjective

  • Warmly comfortable and cozy; fitting closely.

Examples

  • He had to snug the tiles together to fit ’SNUG’ into a tight spot.
  • That triple word score created a snug position for victory on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From 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”).

Synonyms

close, close-fitting, cosy, cozy, cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery, OK, acceptable, adequate, all right, as tight as Dick's hatband, average, body-hugging, bodycon, clingsome, clingy, close enough, close enough for government work, comfy, concealed, covered, cushy, dark, decent, dern, fair, favoursome, figure-hugging, fine, form-fitting, gemütlich, good enough, good enough for government work, hidden, hunky dory, invisible, jake, kosher, latent, mustn't grumble, nonbad, not bad, not half bad, obfuscated, obfuscatory, obscure, obscured, occluded, occulted, okay, okayish, passable, pretty good, private, reasonable, recondite, respectable, satisfactory, secluded, secret, secreted, silent, skinny, skintight, slim-fit, slinky, snug, sufficient, suitable, tect, tickety-boo, tight, tight-fitting, tolerable, unapparent, underground, undisclosed, up to par, up to scratch, up to snuff, veiled

Scrabble Score: 5

snug: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
snug: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snug: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

snug: valid Words With Friends Word