I was very comfy in my little room right up in the loft.
snug
The two dogs were snug in their baskets when Peter foolishly mentioned “walkies”.
ANTONYM: uncomfortable
count (1) VERB
If you count, or count up, all the things in a group, you add them up to see how many there are.
add up
Irina added up the number of times Mr Reid clapped his hands.
calculate
The salesman calculated the money he would make that week.
reckon up
If you reckon up the rainy days we’ve had recently, you’ll get a surprise.
tot up INFORMAL
My friend Ainsley and I totted up the number of cakes our dads had eaten.
count (2) VERB
If something counts in a situation, it is important or valuable.
carry weight
The politician assured people that their opinions did carry weight.
make a difference
The crook’s previous crimes certainly made a difference to the length of his jail sentence.
matter
The goals you scored before don’t matter. It’s the ones you get now that are important.
count (3) VERB
If you can count on someone or something, you can rely on them.
bank
We were banking on good weather for the school fête.
depend
“I’m depending on you, Smithers. Don’t let me down,” the lieutenant said.
rely
“Can I rely on you to check that all doors are locked?” my mother asked.
country (1) NOUN
A country is one of the political areas the world is divided into.
kingdom
Beyond the barren plains of Kremmen lay the kingdom of the Wargs.
land
“We’re very proud of our land,” said the large Welshman.
nation
Napoleon once said that England was a nation of shopkeepers.
state
After the war a new state was created which united the people.
country (2) NOUN
The country is land away from towns and cities.
bush NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIAN AND AFRICAN
The Pritchards’ farm is right out in the bush.
countryside
The countryside was a patchwork of fields.
outback AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
A lot of the outback in Australia is really very wild.
wilds
The gamekeeper lived out in the wilds in a small cottage.