ensconceverb
uk/ɪnˈskɒns/us/ɪnˈskɑːns/literaryensconce yourself
to make yourself very comfortable or safe in a place or position:
After dinner, I ensconced myself in an armchair with a book.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block sth off
- block sth up
- dam
- dam sth up
- dark
- ensconced
- gum
- gum sth up
- jam
- occlude
- seal
- shut (sth) off
- shutter
- silt (sth) up
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
- wedge
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