cocoon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/kəˈkuːn/
Definition of cocoon
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
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noun
- The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
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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
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(transitive)To envelop in a protective case.
“Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.”
- (intransitive)To withdraw into such a case.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French cocon, diminutive of coque (“shell”).
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