You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
ENSCONCE
ensconce, settle
(verb) fix firmly; “He ensconced himself in the chair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ensconce (third-person singular simple present ensconces, present participle ensconcing, simple past and past participle ensconced)
(transitive) To place in a secure environment.
(intransitive) To settle comfortably.
Usage notes
Particularly used in form ensconced, as in “she was ensconced in an armchair.”
Synonyms
• (settle comfortably): cuddle up
Source: Wiktionary
En*sconce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing.]
Definition: To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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