Definition for Cocoon:

• silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

Synonyms for Cocoon:

• n.

  •animal (noun)
  • cocoon.
  •cocoon (noun)
  • cover,
  • overprotect,
  • cushion,
  • isolate,
  • preserve,
  • cloister.

• v.

  •protect with covering (verb)
  • pad,
  • swathe,
  • swaddle,
  • truss,
  • encase.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • nit,
  • chrysalis,
  • larva.
  •
  • grub.
  •
  • nymph.
  •
  • stand up for,
  • keep (a) watch,
  • save,
  • watch over,
  • guard,
  • protect,
  • shelter,
  • defend.

Paraphrases for Cocoon:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pod.

Antonyms for Cocoon:

• v.

  • protect with covering
    uncover, unwrap.

Cocoon Sentence Examples:

• His spirit seemed to him afterwards to have lain, during those years, like a worm in a cocoon, living a blind life.

• I have read somewhere about a man who found a cocoon and put it in his house where he could watch it develop.

Hyponym for Cocoon:

• n.

  • animal
    natural object.

• v.

  • contact
    enfold, enwrap, envelop, wrap, enclose.
  • motion
    retreat.