1) Fix firmly 2) Fix firmly in place 3) Hide securely 4) Place 5) Place securely 6) Pose 7) Position 8) Position firmly 9) Put in a safe place 10) Settle 11) Settle securely 12) Settle snugly 13) Settle snugly or securely 14) Shelter or hide 15) To cover or shelter 16) To settle comfortably Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/ensconce
En·sconce' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ensconced ; imperfect & past participle Ensconcing .] To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. « She shall not see me: I will ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/46
ensconce, ensconced 1. To settle securely or snugly: 'We found our mother in the library, ensconced and reading in an armchair.' 2. To cover or to shelter; to hide securely: 'He ensconced himself in the next room in order to eavesdrop on the conversation.' 3. To place or to conceal in a secure place. 4. Etymology: 'to cover with a fort', from en-... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3704/
to settle securely or snugly: I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair. · to cover or shelter; hide securely: He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/ensconce