ENSCONCE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ensconce. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENSCONCE
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| settle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a long wooden bench with a back verb • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground • bring to an end; settle conclusively • settle conclusively; come to terms • take up residence and become established • come to terms • go under • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet • establish or develop as a residence • come to rest • arrange or fix in the desired order • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement • dispose of; make a financial settlement • become clear by the sinking of particles • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) • sink down or precipitate • fix firmly • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form • form a community • come as if by falling | ||||||||
| establish | verbv | |||||||
verb • set up or found • set up or lay the groundwork for • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment • institute, enact, or establish • bring about • place • build or establish something abstract • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
| install | verbv | |||||||
verb • set up for use • put into an office or a position • place | ||||||||
| locate | verbv | |||||||
verb • discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining • determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey • assign a location to • take up residence and become established | ||||||||
| lodge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a formal association of people with similar interests • English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) • small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener • a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter • any of various Native American dwellings • a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers verb • be a lodger; stay temporarily • put, fix, force, or implant • file a formal charge against • provide housing for | ||||||||
| nestle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace verb • move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position • lie in a sheltered position • position comfortably | ||||||||
| plant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • buildings for carrying on industrial labor • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion • an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience • something planted secretly for discovery by another verb • put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground • fix or set securely or deeply • set up or lay the groundwork for • place into a river • place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive • put firmly in the mind | ||||||||
| position | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the particular portion of space occupied by something • a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons • a way of regarding situations or topics etc. • the arrangement of the body and its limbs • the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society • a job in an organization • the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated • the appropriate or customary location • (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player • the act of putting something in a certain place • a condition or position in which you find yourself • a rationalized mental attitude • an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute • an item on a list or in a sequence • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another • the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom verb • cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation • put into a certain place or abstract location | ||||||||
| seat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • furniture that is designed for sitting on • any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) • a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) • the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based • the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body • a part of a machine that supports or guides another part • the cloth covering for the buttocks verb • show to a seat; assign a seat for • be able to seat • place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position • put a seat on a chair • provide with seats • place or attach firmly in or on a base • place in or on a seat | ||||||||
