den vs snug

den

noun
  • A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. 

  • Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”) 

  • A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together. 

  • A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. 

  • A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 

verb
  • To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den. 

snug

noun
  • A small, comfortable back room in a pub. 

  • A lug. 

adj
  • Warm and comfortable; cosy. 

  • Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. 

  • Satisfactory. 

  • Close-fitting. 

verb
  • To make secure or snug. 

  • To snuggle or nestle. 

  • To make smooth. 

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