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Cosy

/ˈkəʊzi/

A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

📖 Definitions of "Cosy"

noun
  1. 1

    A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.

  2. 2

    A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).

  3. 3

    A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

verb
  1. 1

    To become snug and comfortable.

  2. 2

    To become friendly with.

    "He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment."

adjective
  1. 1

    Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social

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