English words for 'fond and affectionate'
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adj
- fond and affectionate
- being joined in close association
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
- In a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Connected; joined.
- Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
- Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
- Fond of (used with to).
- (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
verb
adj
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- sincerely earnest
- dearly loved
adv
intj
noun
adj
noun
adj
- Affectionate.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Favorable.
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
noun
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
adj
- Friendly and with affection.
- Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
- (informal) Close to a goal or correct answer.
- Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.
- Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
- (figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness.
- easily aroused or excited
- having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
- inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows when referring to color
- characterized by strong enthusiasm
- psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
- uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
- freshly made or left
- characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
- of a seeker; near to the object sought
noun
verb
- (transitive) To give emotional warmth to a person.
- (transitive, colloquial) To beat or spank.
- (transitive) To make or keep warm.
- (transitive, colloquial) To scold or abuse verbally.
- (intransitive) To become ardent or animated.
- (Internet, transitive) To send electronic mail from (a domain) to improve its reputation for mail sending.
- (ditransitive with to) To cause (someone) to favour (something) increasingly.
- (intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.
- (computing, transitive) To prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users.
- (intransitive) (sometimes in the form warm up) To favour increasingly. [with to]
- (transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
- get warm or warmer
- make warm or warmer
adv
adj
noun
- Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
verb
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
- desire strongly or persistently
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- (transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
- (intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
- Of cheese: to be made from curdled milk.
- (specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
- Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
- To make (cheese) from curdled milk.
noun
noun
- a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.
- warm compassionate feelings
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
- a positive feeling of liking
- (medicine, pathology) A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.
- A concern for the feelings or welfare of others.
- Quality, state or condition of being tender.
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- a person's breast or chest
- the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- cloth that covers the chest or breasts
- A breast, one of a woman's breasts
- The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
- A depression round the eye of a millstone.
- Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
- The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
- The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- hide in one's bosom
- (intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
- To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
- To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
- (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.
adj
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- the state of taking in or encircling
- (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
noun
- A profound and caring affection towards someone.
- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- any object of warm affection or devotion
- (colloquial, Commonwealth) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
- Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
- (uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
- Alternative letter-case form of Love (“personification of love”).
- (racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.
- Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
- Nothing; no recompense.
- A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
- (countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
- An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
- A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
- A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
- (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
- A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
- (euphemistic) Sexual activity.
- a score of zero in tennis or squash
- a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
verb
- have a great affection or liking for
- (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).
- Alternative form of lofe (“to praise, sell”).
- (Internet) Synonym of heart (verb).
- (transitive, sometimes ironic) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
- (transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
- (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
- have sexual intercourse with
- be enamored or in love with
- get pleasure from
adj
- Warm and comforting; affectionate.
- Not clear; unfocused.
- (computing theory) Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
- Vague or imprecise.
- Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
- covering with fine light hairs
- confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out
- indistinct or hazy in outline
noun
- (slang) A police officer.
- (often in the plural) A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
- Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
- (slang) A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
- (slang, military) A soldier with the rank of private.
adj
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
adj
noun
intj
noun
verb
adj
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- physically untoughened
adv
noun
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
verb
adj
- Intimate or friendly.
- Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
- Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
- Acquainted.
- within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
- (usually followed by ‘with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly
- well known or easily recognized
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
noun
- (witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
- (historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
- A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
- a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
- a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
verb
noun
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- a collection of precious things
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- A term of endearment.
- (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
adj
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- obviously contrived to charm
- of high worth or cost
- (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
- (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
- (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
- Regarded with love or tenderness.
- (writing, ironic) Excessively complicated.
- Of high value or worth.
- (informal, followed by about) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
- (derogatory, antiphrastic) Treated with too much reverence.
adv
noun
noun
- A term of affection.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- (rare) Nectar.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (African-American Vernacular, vulgar) Precum; pre-ejaculate.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- (uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
adj
verb
verb
- fondle or pet affectionately
- (intransitive) Of a person: to caress, fondle, or pet another person; of two people: to caress, fondle, or pet each other; also, to have sexual intercourse; to make love.
- (figurative) To cajole or persuade (someone).
- To caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
noun
noun
- any object of warm affection or devotion
- the trait of being intensely emotional
- something that is desired intensely
- a strong feeling or emotion
- an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- a feeling of strong sexual desire
- A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
- Fervor, determination.
- Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
- Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
- (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
- A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
verb
verb
- To exhibit affection toward someone.
- (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
- (literal, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
- (derogatory) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. [with on or upon]
- To attempt to please someone.
- show submission or fear
- have fawns
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
adj
noun
noun
- A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
- (computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
- (meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
- The means by which something is physically attached.
- A dependence, especially a strong one.
- (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
- A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
- The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
- a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- the act of attaching or affixing something
- a supplementary part or accessory
- a connection that fastens things together
- the act of fastening things together
adj
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Physically close.
- Approximate, almost.
- (British, in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- (programming, not comparable) Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close in time.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- very close in resemblance
- being on the left side
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- closely resembling the genuine article
- giving or spending with reluctance
adv
noun
prep
verb
verb
- embrace amorously
- secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- settle conclusively
- hold in a tight grasp
- To make certain; to finalize.
- To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
- To embrace passionately.
- To hold firmly; to clench
- To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
- To set closely together; to close tightly.
- To clasp; to interlock.
- To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
- To fasten securely or permanently.
noun
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- a small slip noose made with seizing
- (wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
- The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
- The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.
- (nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
- A passionate embrace.
- Any of several fastenings.
noun
- a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- (US) An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle, an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug, and typically of longer duration).
- (UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).
verb
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
- To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
- (transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
- (UK, intransitive, transitive) To embrace (someone) affectionately; to hug (someone) closely.
noun
verb
noun
- a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.
- warm compassionate feelings
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
- a positive feeling of liking
- (medicine, pathology) A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.
- A concern for the feelings or welfare of others.
- Quality, state or condition of being tender.
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- a person's breast or chest
- the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- cloth that covers the chest or breasts
- A breast, one of a woman's breasts
- The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
- A depression round the eye of a millstone.
- Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
- The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
- The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- hide in one's bosom
- (intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
- To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
- To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
- (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.
adj
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- the state of taking in or encircling
- (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
noun
- A profound and caring affection towards someone.
- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- any object of warm affection or devotion
- (colloquial, Commonwealth) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
- Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
- (uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
- Alternative letter-case form of Love (“personification of love”).
- (racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.
- Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
- Nothing; no recompense.
- A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
- (countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
- An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
- A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
- A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
- (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
- A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
- (euphemistic) Sexual activity.
- a score of zero in tennis or squash
- a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
verb
- have a great affection or liking for
- (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).
- Alternative form of lofe (“to praise, sell”).
- (Internet) Synonym of heart (verb).
- (transitive, sometimes ironic) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
- (transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
- (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
- have sexual intercourse with
- be enamored or in love with
- get pleasure from
noun
- A term of affection.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- (rare) Nectar.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (African-American Vernacular, vulgar) Precum; pre-ejaculate.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- (uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
adj
verb
noun
- any object of warm affection or devotion
- the trait of being intensely emotional
- something that is desired intensely
- a strong feeling or emotion
- an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- a feeling of strong sexual desire
- A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
- Fervor, determination.
- Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
- Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
- (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
- A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
verb
noun
- A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
- (computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
- (meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
- The means by which something is physically attached.
- A dependence, especially a strong one.
- (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
- A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
- The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
- a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- the act of attaching or affixing something
- a supplementary part or accessory
- a connection that fastens things together
- the act of fastening things together
noun
- a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- (US) An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle, an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug, and typically of longer duration).
- (UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).
verb
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
- To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
- (transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
- (UK, intransitive, transitive) To embrace (someone) affectionately; to hug (someone) closely.
noun
verb
verb
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
- desire strongly or persistently
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- (transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
- (intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
- Of cheese: to be made from curdled milk.
- (specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
- Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
- To make (cheese) from curdled milk.
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noun
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- a collection of precious things
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- A term of endearment.
- (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
noun
- A profound and caring affection towards someone.
- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- any object of warm affection or devotion
- (colloquial, Commonwealth) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
- Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
- (uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
- Alternative letter-case form of Love (“personification of love”).
- (racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.
- Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
- Nothing; no recompense.
- A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
- (countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
- An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
- A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
- A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
- (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
- A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
- (euphemistic) Sexual activity.
- a score of zero in tennis or squash
- a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
verb
- have a great affection or liking for
- (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).
- Alternative form of lofe (“to praise, sell”).
- (Internet) Synonym of heart (verb).
- (transitive, sometimes ironic) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
- (transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
- (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
- have sexual intercourse with
- be enamored or in love with
- get pleasure from
verb
- fondle or pet affectionately
- (intransitive) Of a person: to caress, fondle, or pet another person; of two people: to caress, fondle, or pet each other; also, to have sexual intercourse; to make love.
- (figurative) To cajole or persuade (someone).
- To caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
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verb
- To exhibit affection toward someone.
- (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
- (literal, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
- (derogatory) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. [with on or upon]
- To attempt to please someone.
- show submission or fear
- have fawns
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
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noun
verb
- embrace amorously
- secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- settle conclusively
- hold in a tight grasp
- To make certain; to finalize.
- To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
- To embrace passionately.
- To hold firmly; to clench
- To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
- To set closely together; to close tightly.
- To clasp; to interlock.
- To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
- To fasten securely or permanently.
noun
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- a small slip noose made with seizing
- (wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
- The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
- The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.
- (nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
- A passionate embrace.
- Any of several fastenings.
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- a person's breast or chest
- the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- cloth that covers the chest or breasts
- A breast, one of a woman's breasts
- The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
- A depression round the eye of a millstone.
- Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
- The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
- The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- hide in one's bosom
- (intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
- To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
- To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
- (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.
adj
noun
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- the state of taking in or encircling
- (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
adj
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- sincerely earnest
- dearly loved
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noun
adj
- fond and affectionate
- being joined in close association
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
- In a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Connected; joined.
- Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
- Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
- Fond of (used with to).
- (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
verb
adj
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- sincerely earnest
- dearly loved
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adj
- Affectionate.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Favorable.
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
noun
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
adj
- Friendly and with affection.
- Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
- (informal) Close to a goal or correct answer.
- Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.
- Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
- (figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness.
- easily aroused or excited
- having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
- inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows when referring to color
- characterized by strong enthusiasm
- psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
- uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
- freshly made or left
- characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
- of a seeker; near to the object sought
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verb
- (transitive) To give emotional warmth to a person.
- (transitive, colloquial) To beat or spank.
- (transitive) To make or keep warm.
- (transitive, colloquial) To scold or abuse verbally.
- (intransitive) To become ardent or animated.
- (Internet, transitive) To send electronic mail from (a domain) to improve its reputation for mail sending.
- (ditransitive with to) To cause (someone) to favour (something) increasingly.
- (intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.
- (computing, transitive) To prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users.
- (intransitive) (sometimes in the form warm up) To favour increasingly. [with to]
- (transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
- get warm or warmer
- make warm or warmer
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- Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
adj
- Warm and comforting; affectionate.
- Not clear; unfocused.
- (computing theory) Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
- Vague or imprecise.
- Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
- covering with fine light hairs
- confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out
- indistinct or hazy in outline
noun
- (slang) A police officer.
- (often in the plural) A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
- Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
- (slang) A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
- (slang, military) A soldier with the rank of private.
adj
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
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adj
noun
adj
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- physically untoughened
adv
noun
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
verb
adj
- Intimate or friendly.
- Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
- Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
- Acquainted.
- within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
- (usually followed by ‘with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly
- well known or easily recognized
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
noun
- (witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
- (historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
- A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
- a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
- a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
adj
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- obviously contrived to charm
- of high worth or cost
- (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
- (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
- (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
- Regarded with love or tenderness.
- (writing, ironic) Excessively complicated.
- Of high value or worth.
- (informal, followed by about) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
- (derogatory, antiphrastic) Treated with too much reverence.
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- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Physically close.
- Approximate, almost.
- (British, in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- (programming, not comparable) Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close in time.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- very close in resemblance
- being on the left side
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- closely resembling the genuine article
- giving or spending with reluctance