Snus vs Snug - What's the difference?
snus | snug |
A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.
Comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory.
* 1853 , Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener'', in ''Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories'', New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as ''Bartleby , ISBN 0146000129, page 2:
Close-fitting.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
* Jonathan Swift:
To make secure or snug.
* 1967 , edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
To snuggle or nestle.
As nouns the difference between snus and snug
is that snus is a type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time while snug is (british) a small, comfortable back room in a pub.As an adjective snug is
comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory.As a verb snug is
to make secure or snug.snus
English
Noun
(-)See also
* (wikipedia "snus")Anagrams
*snug
English
Adjective
(snugger)- I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug' retreat, do a ' snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
- Lie snug , and hear what critics say.
Derived terms
* snugly * snug as a bug in a rugSynonyms
* cosy (cozy)Verb
- He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
