cocoons

Определение cocoons в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: third-person singular of cocoon; plural of cocoon
cocoon: Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical
cocoon: {n} an oblong ball in which the silk worm involves itself, formed by threads which compose silk
cocoon: If you are living in a cocoon, you are in an environment in which you feel protected and safe, and sometimes isolated from everyday life. You cannot live in a cocoon and overlook these facts
cocoon: From these the silk of commerce is prepared
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"
cocoon: An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state
cocoon: The egg cases of mucus, etc
cocoon: {f} wrap or envelop tightly, insulate; wrap as if in a cocoon
cocoon: The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa
cocoon: worm eggs or egg cases, they can carry from 2 to 20 worms
cocoon: set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon
cocoon: wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
cocoon: silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T
cocoon: The housing spun by the silkworm from the silk thread A good cocoon contains about 3,000 to 4,000 m thread, of which, however, only about 500 to 900 m may be wound off as an even thread
cocoon: A cocoon is a covering of silky threads that the larvae of moths and other insects make for themselves before they grow into adults
cocoon: It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state
cocoon: silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
cocoon: To envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case
cocoon: The egg-shaped immature form of a mushroom, usually as it erupts from the ground, especially in the Amanita genus It is surrounded by the universal veil
cocoon: The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa
cocoon: The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs
cocoon: If something cocoons you from something, it protects you or isolates you from it. There is nowhere to hide when things go wrong, no organisation to cocoon you from blame The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence. to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safe be cocooned in sth
cocoon: made by leeches and other worms
cocoon: An XML publishing framework written in Java on top of DOM (rsp SAX) and XSL Cocoon at the Apache XML Project Cocoon2 , a redesign of Cocoon using SAX as its API instead of DOM
cocoon: A silken sturcture that encloses the pupa of some butterflies and skippers Most butterfly pupae are naked, and what you see is really their skin!
cocoon: {i} silky envelope spun by larvae to protect themselves in the pupal stage; any of a number of protective coverings produced by animals
cocoon: If you are in a cocoon of something, you are wrapped up in it or surrounded by it. He stood there in a cocoon of golden light