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Cozier

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co·zy also co·sy  (kz)
adj. co·zi·er also co·si·er, co·zi·est also co·si·est
1. Snug, comfortable, and warm.
2. Marked by friendly intimacy. See Synonyms at comfortable.
3. Informal Marked by close association for devious purposes: a cozy agreement with the competition.
intr.v. co·zied also co·sied, co·zy·ing also co·sy·ing, co·zies also co·sies
1. To make oneself snug and comfortable: cozy up with the Sunday paper.
2. Informal To try to get on friendly or intimate terms; ingratiate oneself: "out on the . . . hustings, cozying up to reactionaries and racists alike" Chuck Stone.
n. pl. co·zies also co·sies
A padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

cozi·ly adv.
cozi·ness n.

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Perched on a mountainside is one of Dunrea's signature fantastical homesteads--a round hut whose steeply pitched roof echoes the surrounding peaks and pointed firs, its cozy interior rendered cozier by the rugged scene outside.
LANCASTER - Facing a fellow Canadian, JetHawks pitcher Chris Mears had an early three-run cushion over Bakersfield Blaze starter Vance Cozier on Thursday night.
In an unlikely venue for a battle to determine bragging rights of the Great White North, Cozier outlasted Mears to help the Blaze take a 12-7 lead into the top of the eighth before 793 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
 
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