Crossword-Solution: COCOON
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Cocoon | n. | An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared. |
| Cocoon | n. | The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa. |
| Cocoon | n. | The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs. |
| Cocoon | n. | The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| COCOON | anagram | CONOCO |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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greedy person
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Sentences with COCOON (5)
His eyes were wide open for every woven case and dangling cocoon of the big night moths that propagated around him, for her.
Light came to her face like moonrise, two radiant wings sprang from her shoulders; and even as a butterfly bursts from its dull cocoon, so the human Psyche blossomed into immortality.
Death differs from the conditions of separation before death in that there is a complete break between the two bodies, and life is carried on entirely by the lighter of the two, while the heavier, like a cocoon from which the living occupant has escaped, degenerates and disappears, the world burying the cocoon with much solemnity by taking little pains to ascertain what has become of its nobler contents.
Quicker than I can write it lapped a corner over and rolled me in its folds like a chrysalis in a cocoon.
Shakespeare’s—O, if we can call that cocoon Shakespeare!—Shakespeare’s is spirited—one likes to see the untaught athlete butting against the adamantine ramparts of human nature, head down, breach up; it reminds us how trivial we are to-day, and what safety resides in our triviality.
Quotes with COCOON (3)
One reason might be that if I hadn't tripped, I'd have been hamburger. When this sort of thing occurs, people often say that there was some power greater than themselves at work. This sounds reasonable. I am just suggesting that it is not necessary to equate "greater than ourselves" with "stretched across the heavenly vault." It could mean "just slightly greater." A cocoon of energy that we carry with us, that is capable, under some conditions, of affecting physicality. Furth…
Don’t be afraid of your struggles, they are making you dangerously strong and wise. They are preparing you for your superpowers. Let them happen, otherwise you’ll stay in the same damn place you’ve always been, and until you know there is so much more awesomeness in the world and within you, you’ll be content in your tiny cocoon, spinning the same circles day in and day out. Your struggles are transforming you.
Similar to a butterfly, I've gone through a metamorphosis, been released from my dark cocoon, embraced my wings, and soared!
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 59 times in crossword archives (1986–2024).