cocoon
Nouns
- (n) silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
Verbs
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(v) retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
- Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings
- She loves to stay at home and cocoon
- (v) wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection