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cocoons

noun , plural of cocoon

Synonyms and Antonyms of cocoons

1 something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

he retired to the cocoon of his study whenever he'd had enough of the company

Synonyms of cocoons

armors, capsules, cases, casings, covers, coverings, encasements, housings, hulls, husks, jackets, pods, sheaths, shells

Words Related to cocoons

cartridges, cassettes (also casettes)

carapaces, houses, mails, panoplies, plates, platings, shields

cuticles, hides, skins

envelopes, packages, wrappers

backings, coatings, covertures, facings

2 something that serves as a protective barrier

as the TV had been packed in a cocoon of Styrofoam, it arrived in one piece

Synonyms of cocoons

buffers, bumpers, cushions, fenders, pads

Words Related to cocoons

baffles, mufflers

safeguards, shields

barricades, cordons

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