to settle securely or snugly; to cover or shelter; hide securely

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

of the present time; modern

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

of little or no importance or consequence