cotton in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
cotton in Malayalam മലയാളം
cotton in Tamil தமிழ்
cotton in English
- cotton⇄adj. cottonlike.
- cotton⇄adj. made of cotton.
Ex. She bought two cotton dresses. - cotton⇄cotton, noun, adjective, verb.
- cotton⇄expr. cotton on (to), (Informal.) to understand; catch on.
Ex. The children have cottoned on to the underlying principle of mutual action (Punch). The next time round I had cottoned on (New Yorker). - cotton⇄noun 1. the soft, white fibers in a fluffy mass around the seeds of a plant, widely used especially in making fabrics or thread.
2a. the tall plant that produces these fibers. It belongs to the mallow family.
Ex. Doubtless the seeds of the w - cotton⇄v.i. 1. (Informal.)
a. to take a liking (to).
Ex. to cotton to an idea. A girl must cotton to somebody (Anthony Trollope).
b. to get on together; agree; harmonize.
c. to make friends; fraternize.
Ex. Gradually all cottone