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Noun cocoon has 1 sense

cocoon - silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
--₁ is a kind of natural object

Derived form: verb cocoon₂

Verb cocoon has 2 senses

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"
--₁ is one way to retreat
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
cocoon - wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
--₂ is one way to envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

Derived form: noun cocoon₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something