cozy
cozier; coziest; cozies
The adjective cozy describes being comfortable and warm, like when you feel cozy curled up on the couch under a soft blanket, in front of a roaring fire.
"Isn't this cozy?" If you hear these words, you might be in a friendly, casual place where everyone feels welcome. Or, perhaps you are in a small cabin that is warm and dry as they rain pours down outside. Or you have just stumbled upon the judge of a writing contest having dinner with one of the aspiring novelists — cozy can also mean "scheming." And as a noun? A cozy is a padded cloth used to keep a teapot warm.
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enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space“a cozy nook near the fire”
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comfortable, comfy
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
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comfortable, comfy
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having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
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suggesting connivance“a cozy arrangement with the police”
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Synonyms:
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close
close in relevance or relationship
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close
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a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
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type of:
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cloth covering
a covering made of cloth
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cloth covering
Vocabulary lists containing cozy
While visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy tries to fulfill a promise to help a magical creature find his way home.
Sisters Frankie and Toni struggle to survive on their own in the shadow of World War II.
In Ibi Zoboi's debut novel, a young Haitian immigrant tries to make a new life for herself in Detroit.
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