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adjective
1.
snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
2.
convenient or beneficial, usually as a result of dishonesty or connivance: a very cozy agreement between competing firms.
3.
suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.
4.
discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.
noun
5.
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
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Cozy
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verb (used with object)
Verb phrase6.
to make more cozy (often followed by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.
7.
cozy up (to), Informal.
a.
to move closer for comfort or affection: Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.
b.
to try to become friendly or intimate in order to further one's own ends; attempt to ingratiate oneself: He's always cozying up to the boss.
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Example Sentences
- Then there's the vital warm and cozy hotels to house us here in this wintry town.
- Then enjoy a picnic that trades bugs and cold salad for a cozy sweater and great down-home food.
- At this lovely spa-resort, the indulgence doesn't have to stop with your cozy room.
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World English Dictionary
| cozy (ˈkəʊzɪ) | |
| —adj, —n , pl -zier, -ziest, -zies | |
| the usual US spelling of cosy | |
| 'cozily | |
| —adv | |
| 'coziness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
cozy
1709, colsie, Scottish dialect, perhaps of Scand. origin (cf. Norw. kose seg "be cozy"). In Britain, usually cosy.
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