adj., n., & v. (US cozy)
--adj. (cosier, cosiest)
1. comfortable and warm; snug.
2 derog. complacent.
3 warm and friendly.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1. a cover to keep something hot, esp. a teapot or a boiled egg.
2 a canopied corner seat for two.
--v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (often foll. by along) colloq. reassure, esp. deceptively.
Phrases and idioms:
cosy up to US colloq.
1. ingratiate oneself with.
2 snuggle up to.
Derivatives:
cosily adv. cosiness n.
Etymology: 18th c. f. Sc., of unkn. orig.