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# cosy

adjective (cosy, cosier, cosiest; US cozy); noun (a cosy — a tea cosy)

«cosy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cosy means warm, comfortable and safe, making you feel relaxed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#m1)
2. Cosy can mean small and friendly, like a cosy café. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#m2)
3. A tea cosy is a cover that keeps a teapot warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories, cosy describes snug homes, blankets, fires and bedtime. In writing lessons it helps describe a warm setting. Phrases: nice and cosy, cosy up, a cosy corner, tea cosy.

### Examples

- The cabin was warm and cosy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x1)
- I curled up in a cosy blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x2)
- We read in the cosy corner of the classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x3)
- The cat found a cosy spot by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x4)
- It's cosy inside when it's raining outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x5)
- Grandma knitted a tea cosy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x6)
- Ah! then it froze him, and he crept down again into his warm corner; there it was comfortable and cosy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: cosy (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), cozy (USA, often Canada). Comparatives: cosier, cosiest (y changes to i). Adverb: cosily.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cosy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cosy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cosy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cosy.html) on Mova free.