Associations to the word «Ensconce»

Wiktionary

ENSCONCE, verb. (transitive) To place in a secure environment.
ENSCONCE, verb. (intransitive) To settle comfortably.

Dictionary definition

ENSCONCE, verb. Fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats