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cotton

Definition

  • noun: a soft, white material that grows on the seeds of a tall plant and that is used to make cloth
  • noun: 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
  • verb: to take a liking
  • used with 'to'
  • synonyms: succeed, unite, agree

Examples

  • She didn't do a 'cotton-picking' [='damned, darned'] thing all day.

  • It took a while, but they are finally starting to 'cotton on'.

  • He doesn't 'cotton to' the idea of having children.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - His rocket makes you yell "Hooray!" - Bing Bong. Bing Bong. What exactly are you suppose to be? You know what's unclear? I'm mostly cotton candy. But. Shape wise. I'm part cat, part elephant, part dolphin. Dolphin? You got to remember. When Riley was , animals were all her age. (..)
    2015 Inside Out