"cotton" in the noun sense
1. cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
2. cotton
fabric woven from cotton fibers
3. cotton, cotton plant
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
4. cotton
thread made of cotton fibers
"cotton" in the verb sense
1. cotton
take a liking to
"cotton to something"
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