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.
Organized meeting for discussion
- discussionExchange of ideas
- briefingConcise information session
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- debriefingQuestioning following an operation
powwow · sideline · timeout · caucus · closed-door · pregame · halftime · locker-room
Gathered group nearby
Embrace cozily
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- nestleSettle into sheltered comfort
- embraceHold closely in arms
- closenessState of proximity
togetherness · warmth · coziness · comfort · bonding · nuzzle · affection · companionship
Protected place or structure
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
cover · retreat · bunker · burrow · hideaway · safety · enclosure · barrier
Joint intellectual work
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
strategy · rally · cohesion · camaraderie · partnership · collective · synergy · consensus
squat
Crouching on bent legs
bend · cower · curl · scrunch · cringe · flinch · shrink · hunch · ball-up · tuck
conference
Organized meeting for discussion
- discussionExchange of ideas
- briefingConcise information session
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
debriefing · powwow · sideline · timeout · caucus · closed-door · pregame · halftime · locker-room
cluster
Gathered group nearby
crowd · throng · mass · pack · flock · congregate · swarm · mob
snuggle
Embrace cozily
closeness · togetherness · warmth · coziness · comfort · bonding · nuzzle · affection · companionship · kinship
shelter
Protected place or structure
shield · cover · retreat · bunker · burrow · hideaway · safety · enclosure · barrier · defense
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- unityWholeness through cohesion
solidarity · strategy · rally · cohesion · camaraderie · partnership · collective · synergy · consensus
shiver
Involuntary trembling sensation
freezing · frostbite · hypothermia · windchill · fleece · parka · quiver · numbness · blizzard · frost
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- pregamewarmup, warm-up, stretching routine, stretching, pep talk
- sports slangalley-oop, buzzer beater, clutch, dunk, slam dunk
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
huddlescatter
Distribute in random directions
disperse · spread out · sprawl · fan out · separate
huddlesprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
stretch out · spread-eagle · stand tall · extend · unfurl
- team huddleBrief strategic gathering
- huddle upGather closely together
- no huddleFast-paced offensive strategy