cotton (noun)

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• cotton — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ 100%, pure ▪ a pure cotton T shirt ▪ light, thin ▪ She was shivering in her thin cotton dress ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• cotton — ► NOUN ▪ a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant, used to make cloth or thread for sewing. ► VERB informal (cotton on) ▪ begin to understand. DERIVATIVES cottony adjective. ORIGIN Arabic …   English terms dictionary

• cotton bud — noun A small stick with a piece of cotton wool on the end(s), used for cleaning small body orifices, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑cotton * * * cotton bud UK US noun [countable] [singular cotton bud plural …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton ball — noun a fungus disease of cranberries • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease * * * noun : a disease of the cranberry caused by a fungus (Sclerotinia oxycocci) that forms a cottony mass of mycelium in the center of affected berries * * * cotton ball UK US… …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton gin — noun a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers • Syn: ↑gin • Derivationally related forms: ↑gin (for: ↑gin) • Hypernyms: ↑machine * * * noun, pl ⋯ gins [cou …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton press — noun 1. : a press for baling ginned cotton 2. : a building where cotton is baled * * * a press for baling cotton. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * cotton press noun A press for compressing cotton into bales • • • Main Entry: ↑cotton …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton mill — noun a textile mill for making cotton textiles • Hypernyms: ↑textile mill * * * a factory for producing cotton fabrics, thread, etc. [1785 95] * * * cotton mill noun A factory where cotton is spun or woven • • • Main Entry: ↑cotton …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton waste — noun : waste 4a(1) * * * cotton waste noun Refuse from cotton mills, used for cleaning machinery, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑cotton * * * cotton waste, refuse yarn from the manufacture of cotton, used especially for cleaning machinery and packing… …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton wool ball — UK US noun [countable] [singular cotton wool ball plural cotton wool balls] a small ball of cotton wool , used for cleaning a cut in your skin, removing make up , or cleaning a baby …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton thistle — noun biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America • Syn: ↑woolly thistle, ↑Scotch thistle, ↑Onopordum acanthium, ↑Onopordon acanthium • Hypernyms: ↑thistle • Member Holony …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton plant — noun erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers • Syn: ↑cotton • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑tree cotton, ↑Gossypium arboreum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary