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/ˈkeɪpɒk/ · noun
A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc..
The moon came out of hiding and for a moment Jerry forgot his anxiety as a little grey-clad figure, small and sturdy [...], in a kapok coat and bulging proletarian cap, lowered himself over the side and leapt for the waiting arms of the sampan's crew.
You can stuff them full of kapok to make a decent cushion and there is nothing better to carry frogs in.
A still summer night a world away in a house that smells of cactus and dust and musty kapok.
Use kapok when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kapok means A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc..
Common synonyms include mumian, kapok tree, mapou, silk-cotton tree.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The moon came out of hiding and for a moment Jerry forgot his anxiety as a little grey-clad figure, small and sturdy [...], in a kapok coat and bulging proletarian cap, lowered himself over the side and leapt for the waiting arms of the sampan's crew.
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