snuggle vs lay

snuggle and lay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snuggle	Yes	No	Yes	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of snuggle; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than snuggle:

Other hypernyms of snuggle include place, pose, position, put, set.

snuggle (noun)	lay (noun)
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace	a narrative poem of popular origin
	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

snuggle (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

snuggle (verb)	lay (verb)
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position	put in a horizontal position
position comfortably	put into a certain place or abstract location
	lay eggs
	prepare or position for action or operation
	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment