huddle

Bunch up close

To huddle is to crowd together, typically for warmth, protection, or private discussion: The players huddled on the sideline.

A huddle is such a gathering—in American football, the brief formation where players receive the next play.

To huddle with someone is to confer closely: Let me huddle with my team and get back to you.

Huddled suggests vulnerability: huddled masses, huddled in a doorway.

crouch

squat

Crouching on bent legs

  • stoopSmall entry porch
  • duckWaterbird that quacks
  • kneelBend legs to ground

bend · cower · curl · scrunch · cringe · flinch · shrink · hunch · ball-up · tuck

meeting

conference

Organized meeting for discussion

debriefing · powwow · sideline · timeout · caucus · closed-door · pregame · halftime · locker-room

gather

cluster

Gathered group nearby

  • groupAssembled collection of things
  • clumpThick gathered mass
  • bunchGrouped collection of items

crowd · throng · mass · pack · flock · congregate · swarm · mob

intimacy

snuggle

Embrace cozily

closeness · togetherness · warmth · coziness · comfort · bonding · nuzzle · affection · companionship · kinship

protection

shelter

Protected place or structure

shield · cover · retreat · bunker · burrow · hideaway · safety · enclosure · barrier · defense

teamwork

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

solidarity · strategy · rally · cohesion · camaraderie · partnership · collective · synergy · consensus

cold

shiver

Involuntary trembling sensation

  • bundleGathered items tied together
  • blanketSoft bed covering
  • chillCold sensation or relaxation

freezing · frostbite · hypothermia · windchill · fleece · parka · quiver · numbness · blizzard · frost

Categories
Opposites
spatial configuration

huddlescatter

Distribute in random directions

disperse · spread out · sprawl · fan out · separate

group cohesion/formation

huddledisperse

Cause to spread apart

disband · scatter · break up · dismiss · separate

bodily posture

huddlesprawl

Extend in disorderly fashion

stretch out · spread-eagle · stand tall · extend · unfurl

Phrases
Family

huddled, huddling, huddles

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G