Thesaurus: cotton

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1. n. 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. n. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
3. n. Cloth made of cotton.
4. v. i. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.
5. v. i. To go on prosperously; to succeed.
6. v. i. To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed by with.
7. v. i. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.
8. n. soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
9. n. fabric woven from cotton fibers
10. n. erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
11. n. thread made of cotton fibers
12. v. take a liking to