cocoon

noun

1. silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

Definition categories: animal

verb

1. 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

Definition categories: motion, retreat

2. wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

Definition categories: contact, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap