Beehive vs. Cocoon

Beehivenoun

An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.

Beehivenoun

A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.

Beehivenoun

(figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.

Beehivenoun

A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.

Beehivenoun

A particular style of hat.

Beehivenoun

A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.

Beehivenoun

(cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance.

Beehiveverb

To fill (a place) with busy activity.

Beehivenoun

A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.

Beehivenoun

any workplace where people are very busy

Beehivenoun

a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

Beehivenoun

a hairdo resembling a beehive

Beehivenoun

a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees

Beehive

A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young. Though the word beehive is commonly used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature distinguishes nest from hive.

Cocoonnoun

The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.

Cocoonnoun

Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

Cocoonverb

(transitive) To envelop in a protective case

Cocoonverb

(intransitive) To withdraw into such a case.

Cocoonnoun

An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

Cocoonnoun

The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa.

Cocoonnoun

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

Cocoonverb

retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment;

Cocoonverb

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

Cocoonnoun

a silky case spun by the larvae of many insects for protection as pupae

Cocoonnoun

something that envelops someone in a protective or comforting way

Cocoonnoun

a covering that prevents the corrosion of metal equipment.

Cocoonverb

envelop in a protective or comforting way

Cocoonverb

retreat from the stressful conditions of public life into the cosy private world of the family

Cocoonverb

spray with a protective coating.