cotton

noun

How many syllables in cotton?

There are 2 syllables in the word cotton.

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Divide cotton into syllables:

cot · ton

How to pronounce cotton:

Definition of cotton:

cotton (noun):: a threadlike animal or plant tissue; soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.; a soft usually white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus gossypium) of the mallow family

Synonyms for cotton:

absorbent cotton

cotton fiber

cotton plant

cotton wool

fibre

filament

line

long-staple cotton

padding

plant fiber

plant fibre

short-staple cotton

strand

string

thread

twine

yarn

Antonyms for cotton:

be at cross-purposes with

be barking up the wrong tree

be mistaken

be under a delusion

confound

confuse

don't know

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

get it wrong

get the wrong idea about

get your lines crossed

get your wires crossed

misapprehend

miscalculate

miscomprehend

misconceive

misconstrue

mishear

misinterpret

misjudge

misknow

misperceive

misread

misreckon

miss

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