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plural of cocoon
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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
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2
something that serves as a protective barrier
- as the TV had been packed in a cocoon of Styrofoam, it arrived in one piece
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cocoons
verb
present tense third-person singular of cocoon
Synonyms & Antonyms of cocoons (Entry 2 of 2)
to surround or cover closely
- cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could
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“Cocoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocoons. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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