cotton
Soft white threads from a plant, used to make clothes and fabrics.
The soft white fibers that grow around the seeds of the cotton plant, used to make textiles and other products.
A plant that grows soft white threads used to make clothes and fabrics.
A tropical and subtropical plant grown for its soft white fibers used in making textiles.
To start liking a person or thing, or to start understanding something.
To begin to like someone or something, or to start understanding an idea or situation.
- Base: cotton
- Plural: cotton, cottons
cotton on (to)
1Begin to understand something
To start to understand something, often after some time.
- It took him a while to cotton on to what they were planning.
- She finally cottoned on that they were joking.
cotton wool
1Soft fluffy material for cleaning or padding
Soft white material made from cotton, used for cleaning or protecting things.
- She cleaned the cut with some cotton wool.
- The glassware was packed in cotton wool.
in high cotton
1In a good or wealthy situation
To be living well, often with money or comfort.
- Ever since she got that promotion, she's been in high cotton.
- They were in high cotton after winning the lottery.