cocoon

/kəˈkuːn/

noun 2verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

geographical, inside, moving, once-great, used

VERB + COCOON

changes, form, makes, saw, shattered, spinning, spins, started

COCOON + NOUN

blankets, chrysalis, cta, silk, spurns, tree

PREP.

between, from, in, on, on

noun

The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.

Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.

verb

To envelop in a protective case.

Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.

To withdraw into such a case.

The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.

Wiktionary

Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.

Wiktionary

I saw a cocoon on the tree.

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Caterpillars transform into butterflies while they're in a cocoon.

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The silk moth is a large moth whose caterpillar spins a cocoon used for silk production.

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This morning I found myself wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.

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