ensconces

verb

present tense third-person singular of ensconce
1
as in nestles
to establish or place comfortably or snugly the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV happily ensconced in her new home

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2
as in conceals
to put into a hiding place ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensconces
  1. nestles
  2. conceals
  3. lodges
  4. buries
  5. perches
  6. hides
  7. parks
  8. settles
Verb
  • The Shelter Island porch stretches the entire width of the house, which nestles in a grove of trees about 250 feet from the shore.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Lech nestles along the eponymous river, tucked in amongst Austria’s westernmost mountains.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of nestles
Verb
  • This conceals them in a way that’s visually cohesive with the rest of the outdoor space and looks intentional.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • Advertisement Best of all is Deutch’s Gail, whose sunbeam demeanor barely conceals her flirty, mischievous side.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of conceals
Verb
  • And the third line of defense is the military bases that lodges Division 96.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • While Xugana was one of the first Delta lodges to open in 1974 as part of the Desert & Delta portfolio, in 2025, the property unveiled a complete rebuild.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of lodges
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  • Social media shows the outcome and buries the labor that produced it.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Definition of buries
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  • Head to Stoos, which perches on a plateau at the base of the Fronalpstock in central Switzerland.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
  • Live streams from entertainment events like the Grammys or Golden Globes aren’t typically perches for controversy, but, says Anthony McCartney, AP’s entertainment and lifestyles editor, celebrities will sometimes be asked to weigh in on recent headlines.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of perches
Verb
  • The aggregate hides what exactly is falling and what might still be holding up.
    — Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Freeland resembles Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, drawing back the curtain that hides the smoke machine when the Wizard of Oz is not a wizard at all, but a carnival illusionist distracting the population.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of hides
Verb
  • Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Sesame Place parks The following United Parks & Resorts theme parks have a zero-change fee policy for guests wanting to reschedule park visits.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of parks
Verb
  • Baltimore-area residents can expect a warm and mostly pleasant Sunday before a more unsettled weather pattern settles over Maryland for much of the workweek.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
  • The value migrates to the bottleneck and settles with whoever holds it.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of settles
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