ALL meanings of cocooned
co·coon
C c - adjective cocooned If someone is cocooned in blankets or clothes, they are completely wrapped in them. 3
- adjective cocooned If you say that someone is cocooned, you mean that they are isolated and protected from everyday life and problems. 3
- adjective cocooned wrapped up; protected from cold or knocks 3
- adjective cocooned protected from unpleasant things 3
- noun cocooned Simple past tense and past participle of cocoon. 1
- noun cocooned the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering while they are in the pupal stage. 1
- noun cocooned any of various similar protective coverings in nature, as the silky case in which certain spiders enclose their eggs. 1
- noun cocooned a protective covering, usually consisting of polyvinyl chloride, sprayed over machinery, large guns on board ships, etc., to provide an airtight seal and prevent rust during long periods of storage. 1
- noun cocooned any encompassingly protective or hermetic wrapping or enclosure resembling a cocoon: a cocoon of gauze. 1
- verb without object cocooned to produce a cocoon. 1
- verb with object cocooned to wrap or enclose tightly, as if in a cocoon: The doctor cocooned the patient in blankets. 1
- verb with object cocooned to provide (machinery, guns, etc.) with a protective, airtight covering by spraying with polyvinyl chloride or the like. 1
- verb with object cocooned to envelop or surround protectively; insulate: a political leader cocooned by his staff and his bodyguards. 1