ensconce oneself
1ensconce oneself — index lurk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2ensconce — [en skäns′, inskäns′] vt. ensconced, ensconcing [ EN 1 + SCONCE2] 1. Now Rare to hide; conceal; shelter 2. to place or settle comfortably, snugly, or securely [to ensconce oneself in an armchair] …
3ensconce — en·sconce || ɪn skÉ’ns v. insconce, establish oneself in safe or secure place; settle in in a relaxed manner; hide or place in a secure place …
4settle — verb 1) they settled the dispute Syn: resolve, sort out, solve, clear up, end, fix, work out, iron out, straighten out, set right, rectify, remedy, reconcile; informal patch up Ant: prolong …
5lurk — I verb ambuscade, be stealthy, be unseen, conceal oneself, crouch, delitescere, ensconce oneself, escape detection, escape notice, escape observation, escape recognition, hide, keep out of sight, latere, latitare, lie concealed, lie hidden, lie… …
6sit — verb 1) here, sit on the comfy chair Syn: take a seat, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flop; informal take the load/weight off one s feet, plunk oneself, take a load off Ant: stand 2) she sat the package …
7sit — verb 1) you d better sit down Syn: take a seat, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, flop; informal take the load off one s feet; Brit.; informal take a pew 2) she sat the package on the table Syn: put, place …
8hide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skin, pelt, coat; leather. See covering. v. cover, secrete, cloak, veil; dissemble, falsify; hole up; disguise, camouflage. See concealment, secret. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Skin of an animal] Syn. pelt …
9Concealment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concealment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concealment concealment Sgm: N 1 hiding hiding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 occultation occultation mystification GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 seal of secrecy seal of secrecy …
10hide — I verb abdere, absconders bury, cache, camouflage, celare, cloak, closet, cloud, conceal, conceal from knowledge, conceal from sight, cover, cover up, curtain, deceive, disguise, dissemble, ensconce, envelop, harbor, hush up, keep out of sight,… …