Cosied vs Coshed - What's the difference?
cosied | coshed |
(cosy)
Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social
* 1785', , ''Holy Fair'' - While some are ' cozie i' the neuk, / An' forming assignations / To meet some day
* 1836', , ''The Pickwick Papers'', ch 30 - after Mr. Bob Sawyer had informed him that he meant to be very ' cosy , and that his friend Ben was to be one of the party, they shook hands and separated
A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
To become snug and comfortable.
To become friendly with.
As verbs the difference between cosied and coshed
is that cosied is past tense of cosy while coshed is past tense of cosh.cosied
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*cosy
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Alternative forms
* cosey * cosie * cozey * cozie * cozy (North America)Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* snugHyponyms
*Noun
(cosies)Derived terms
* tea cosy * egg-cosyVerb
- He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.