wrap vs cocoon

wrap and cocoon both are nouns.

wrap and cocoon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrap	Yes	No	Yes	No
cocoon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cocoon is a hyponym of wrap; that is, cocoon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wrap:

wrap: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
cocoon: wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

Other hyponyms of wrap include benight, tube, capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize, engulf, sheathe, bathe, cover, enshroud, hide, shroud.

wrap (noun)	cocoon (noun)
cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person	silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

wrap (verb)	cocoon (verb)
arrange or fold as a cover or protection	wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering	retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
arrange or coil around
crash into so as to coil around

Difference between wrap and cocoon

Words related to "cocoon"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.