cocoonnoun
uk/kəˈkuːn/us/kəˈkuːn/cocoon noun (COVER)
[ C ] the covering made of soft, smooth threads that surrounds and protects particular insects during the pupa stage as they develop into adult form
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- -haired
- alpaca
- coat
- coated
- coney
- cony
- dander
- hairless
- hairy
- ivory
- mink
- plumage
- plumule
- prickle
- quill
- spinneret
- vellum
- whisker
- wire-haired
- wool
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The development & parts of insects
cocoon noun (PROTECTED PLACE)
[ C usually singular ] a safe, quiet place:
the warm, safe cocoon of childhood
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Safe & enclosed spaces
- bolthole
- bunker
- bus shelter
- cover
- covert
- dry
- fallout shelter
- fastness
- hideout
- hidey-hole
- hiding place
- island
- lair
- nook
- safe haven
- safe house
- sanctuary
- shelter
- sheltered accommodation
- sunblind
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cocoonverb [ T usually passive ]
uk/kəˈkuːn/us/kəˈkuːn/to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation:
As a student you're cocooned against/from the real world.
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Defending and protecting
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- biodefence
- cherish
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mollycoddle
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protect
- protective
- wet nurse
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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