Simple meaning
What does Cotton mean?
Cotton means a soft plant fiber used in fabric.
Dictionary definition
A soft plant fiber used to make cloth.
Example sentences
Cotton in a sentence
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The story used cotton to describe what a character was wearing.
medium
In class, we discussed how cotton changes the meaning of a description.
hard
The passage gave visual details, and cotton helped readers picture the scene.
Synonyms
Words like Cotton
itemUse for a thing or piece in a set.
appearanceUse for how something looks.
Antonyms
Opposite words
uncoveredUse when clothing or covering is not present.
plainUse for not decorative or detailed.
Word family
Cotton word family
Base word
cotton
noun
cottons
Plural form of cotton when used as a countable noun.
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Practice 1
What does cotton mean?
Cotton means cotton means a soft plant fiber used in fabric.
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