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to spin a cocoon

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  • cocoon — n. to spin a cocoon * * * [kə kuːn] to spin a cocoon …   Combinatory dictionary

  • spin — spin1 [ spın ] (past tense and past participle spun [ spʌn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 turn around quickly ▸ 2 feel confused/sick ▸ 3 present something certain way ▸ 4 go quickly by vehicle ▸ 5 make thread ▸ 6 tell story in exciting way ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spin — I UK [spɪn] / US verb Word forms spin : present tense I/you/we/they spin he/she/it spins present participle spinning past tense spun UK [spʌn] / US past participle spun ** 1) [intransitive] to turn round and round quickly The Earth spins on its… …   English dictionary

  • Spin — (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp. {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v. t., {Spider}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spin — [spin] vt. spun, spinning [ME spinnen < OE spinnan, akin to Ger spinnen < IE base * (s)pen(d) , to pull, draw, spin > Lith spéndžiu, to lay a snare & (prob.) L pendere, to hang] 1. a) to draw out and twist fibers of (wool, cotton, etc.)… …   English World dictionary

  • spin — ► VERB (spinning; past and past part. spun) 1) turn round quickly. 2) (of a person s head) give a sensation of dizziness. 3) (with reference to a ball) move through the air with a revolving motion. 4) draw out and twist (the fibres of wool,… …   English terms dictionary

  • cocoon — [kə ko͞on′] n. [Fr cocon < Prov coucoun, egg shell, dim. of coca, shell like container < ML coco, shell, hull] 1. the silky or fibrous case which the larvae of certain insects spin about themselves for shelter during the pupa stage 2. any… …   English World dictionary

  • cocoon — cocoonlike, adj. /keuh koohn /, n. 1. the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering while they are in the pupal stage. 2. any of various similar protective coverings in nature, as the silky case in… …   Universalium

  • spin — spin1 S3 [spın] v past tense and past participle spun [spʌn] present participle spinning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(turn around)¦ 2 somebody s head is spinning 3¦(situation/information)¦ 4 spin a tale/story/yarn 5¦(wool/cotton)¦ 6¦(drive)¦ 7 spin your wheels …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spin — 1 past tense and past participle spun verb 1 TURN AROUND (I, T) to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: The ice skater was spinning faster and faster. | spin the roulette wheel | spin (sth/sb) around: Liz spun around …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • spin — I. verb (spun; spinning) Etymology: Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan; akin to Old High German spinnan to spin and perhaps to Lithuanian spęsti to set (a trap) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to draw out and twist… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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