Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cotton

4 senses of cotton

Sense 1
cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool -- (soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state)
       => plant fiber, plant fibre -- (fiber derived from plants)

Sense 2
cotton -- (fabric woven from cotton fibers)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")

Sense 3
cotton, cotton plant -- (erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 4
cotton -- (thread made of cotton fibers)
       => thread, yarn -- (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cotton

1 sense of cotton

Sense 1
cotton -- (take a liking to; "cotton to something")
       => like -- (find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels")