1. Noun
A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
2. Noun
The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
3. Noun
Cloth made of cotton.
4. Verb
To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
5. Verb
To go on prosperously; to succeed.
6. Verb
To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with.
7. Verb
To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.
8. Noun
fabric woven from cotton fibers
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
9. Noun
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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