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COCOON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cocoon" is a kind of...):

natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)

Derivation:

cocoon (wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cocoon" is one way to...):

enclose; enfold; envelop; enwrap; wrap (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

cocoon (silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment

Example:

She loves to stay at home and cocoon

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "cocoon" is one way to...):

retreat (move away, as for privacy)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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