cotton
nounHow many syllables in cotton?
There are 2 syllables in the word cotton.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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