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# cocoon

noun (a cocoon, cocoons); verb (cocoon, cocoons, cocooned, cocooning)

«cocoon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cocoon is a silky case that some insect larvae, like moths and silkworms, spin around themselves to change into adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#m1)
2. A cocoon is any soft, warm, safe covering that wraps around someone: «a cocoon of blankets». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#m2)
3. To cocoon someone is to wrap them up or protect them from the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on life cycles, a caterpillar becomes a pupa inside a cocoon (moths) or a chrysalis (butterflies), then comes out as an adult — this is metamorphosis. Silk comes from silkworm cocoons. In stories, a character cocooned in a sleeping bag feels safe. Phrases: «spin a cocoon», «come out of the cocoon», «a cocoon of blankets».

### Examples

- The caterpillar spun a cocoon on the branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x1)
- A moth came out of the cocoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x2)
- Silk is made from silkworm cocoons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x3)
- I was cocooned in my sleeping bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x4)
- Inside the cocoon, the caterpillar changes completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x5)
- The baby was cocooned in a soft blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x6)
- Butterflies make a chrysalis, not a cocoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x7)
- Don't open a cocoon; let the insect come out by itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: cocoon (double o twice: c-o-c-o-o-n). Science trap: moths make silky cocoons; butterflies form a hard chrysalis. People often mix these up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cocoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cocoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cocoon.html) on Mova free.