Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cocoon

1 sense of cocoon

Sense 1
cocoon -- (silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs)
       => natural object -- (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cocoon

2 senses of cocoon

Sense 1
cocoon -- (retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon")
       => retreat -- (move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer")

Sense 2
cocoon -- (wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection)
       => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose -- (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house")