Cocoon
Cocoon noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Usage example: he retired to the cocoon of his study whenever he'd had enough of the company
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Synonyms for Cocoon
Shell
Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Usage example: eating oysters straight out of their shells
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| people | cocoon people | shell people |
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The hero of Kung Fu Hustle gets entirely wrapped in bandages like a cocoon, which he discards as a shell, his Chi finally unblocked and his destiny awaiting.
Source: Butterfly of Transformation - She became Ragnarok to crack Cocoon's shell to complete hers and Vanille's focus.
Source: Iron Woobie - She's naturally the best attacker of the game Plus she had turned into Ragnarok centuries ago and made that huge hole in Cocoon's shell you always see.
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Shell and Cocoon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cocoon/shell
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Shell or Cocoon. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cocoon/shell.
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