Synonyms for cotton
ˈkɒt ncot·ton

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1. cotton, cotton fiber, cotton woolnoun

   soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

   Synonyms:
   cotton wool, cotton plant, cotton fiber

2. cottonnoun

   fabric woven from cotton fibers

   Synonyms:
   cotton wool, cotton plant, cotton fiber

3. cotton, cotton plantnoun

   erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

   Synonyms:
   cotton wool, cotton plant, cotton fiber

4. cottonverb

   thread made of cotton fibers

   Synonyms:
   cotton wool, cotton plant, cotton fiber

5. cottonverb

   take a liking to

   "cotton to something"

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1. cottonnoun

   Synonyms:
   cotton-wool

2. cottonverb

   Synonyms:
   [Cant word.] harmonize, fraternize, HITCH HORSES TOGETHER

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1. List of paraphrases for "cotton":

   cot, cotton-growing

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1. Syreeta Spencer:

   It would be different if she cussed at them or yelled at them. Of course, that's not appropriate, but to bring up picking cotton to a group of mostly brown and black kids is definitely inappropriate, it was a very insensitive and mean comment to say.

2. John Mukum Mbaku:

   It is generally believed that Egypt received such favorable terms( during colonial times)... because the country was very important to the United Kingdom's agricultural interests, particularly its cotton fields.

3. Washington Post:

   Tom Cotton Keeps Repeating a Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory That Was Already Debunked, senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins.

4. Deuntay Williams:

   It make[s] me happy [waking] up in the morning time, when I used to pick cotton, I used to wake up [mad] that I got to go sweat…every second to make money and now I can just sit down and make video games and learn…and do what makes me happy.

5. Mehmood Aslam:

   The local cotton contains a lot of trash and other contaminations due to the extreme weather conditions. Therefore its ginning yield has fallen and production costs have escalated.