Thesaurus / ensconce
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Liselle is still connected to West Philly, however, by her salty mother Verity, who remains ensconced in the old neighborhood and is less than impressed by her daughter’s bourgeois lifestyle.
‘THE DAYS OF AFREKETE’ IS A BITINGLY FUNNY NOVEL WITH ECHOES TO ‘MRS. DALLOWAY’WENDY SMITHOCTOBER 28, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThat simplicity means that the cashews and almonds—chopped and then ensconced in a puree of dates, apples, and pumpkin—stand out here in little chunks that give the bar a welcome bit of crunch.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR LEAF-PEEPING HIKE TASTE LIKE FALL, TOOAWISEOCTOBER 26, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEAll went well and we are now on-board and I am ensconced in my beautiful stateroom.
MY FIRST VACATION SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGANPETER ROSENSTEINOCTOBER 14, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEInstead they’re somewhere in the mushy middle, firmly ensconced in salary cap hell, and Jones is the odd man out.
JULIO JONES ISN’T RUNNING ON EMPTYJOSH HERMSMEYERJUNE 2, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThe league opted against neutral-site bubbles for the postseason and prohibited teams from utilizing mandatory local bubbles that would have ensconced personnel in hotels.
THE NFL MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS. BUT PLENTY OF OBSTACLES REMAIN.MARK MASKEJANUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIt was but the work of a moment to ensconce herself behind its voluminous folds.
A DAUGHTER OF THE UNIONLUCY FOSTER MADISONIt struck him at once that it would be a good plan to climb into this, and ensconce himself among the branches.
THROUGH APACHE LANDSR. H. JAYNEAt the first sign of dawn the next morning they necessarily issue forth, but ensconce themselves in hiding until broad daylight.
FOUR ARTHURIAN ROMANCESCHRETIEN DETROYESIn her determination to ensconce the family type comfortably she is as careless of the single life as nature itself.
THE NEST, THE WHITE PAGODA, THE SUICIDE, A FORSAKEN TEMPLE, MISS JONES AND THE MASTERPIECEANNE DOUGLAS SEDGWICKHe had been driven to ensconce the nest in a corner of his already too-well-filled den.
TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYSTHOMAS HUGHESWORDS RELATED TO ENSCONCE
- affix
- aim
- anchor
- apply
- arrange
- bestow
- cast
- deposit
- direct
- embed
- ensconce
- establish
- fasten
- fix
- head
- insert
- install
- introduce
- lay
- level
- locate
- lock
- lodge
- make fast
- make ready
- mount
- park
- plank
- plant
- plop
- plunk
- point
- post
- prepare
- put
- rest
- seat
- settle
- situate
- spread
- station
- stick
- train
- turn
- wedge
- zero in
- adumbrate
- blot out
- bury
- cache
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- cover
- curtain
- disguise
- dissemble
- ditch
- duck
- eclipse
- ensconce
- go into hiding
- go underground
- harbor
- hold back
- hole up
- hush up
- keep from
- keep secret
- lie low
- lock up
- mask
- not give away
- not tell
- obscure
- occult
- plant
- protect
- put out of the way
- reserve
- salt away
- screen
- secrete
- shadow
- shelter
- shield
- shroud
- smuggle
- squirrel
- stifle
- stow away
- suppress
- take cover
- tuck away
- veil
- withhold
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