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Cocoon
01
a silky covering that the larvae of some insects make around themselves during metamorphosis
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
cocoons
to cocoon
01
wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cocoon
3rd person singular
cocoons
Present participle
cocooning
Past simple
cocooned
Past participle
cocooned
02
retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
