settle
verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (MAKE COMFORTABLE) /ˈset.l̩/
/ˈset̬-/ Definition
› to relax into a comfortable position: After dinner we settled in front of the television for the evening. The dentist told her patient to settle back in the chair. He settled himself down with a newspaper, and waited for the train to arrive.Comfortable and uncomfortable
(Definition of settle verb (MAKE COMFORTABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airy adjective (LIGHT)
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- civilization noun (DEVELOPED SOCIETY)
- comfort zone noun
- comfortable adjective (CLOTHES/FURNITURE)
- comfortably adverb
- comfy adjective
- cosily adverb
- cosy adjective (COMFORTABLE)
- cozily adverb
- ergonomics noun
- forgiving adjective
- hunker down phrasal verb
- lived in idiom
- nestle verb
- primitive adjective
- snug adjective
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