n Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
n Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
n Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.
n (textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
n (countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.
adj Made of cotton.
v (transitive) To provide with cotton.
v To supply with a cotton wick.
v To fill with a wad of cotton.
v (horticulture) To wrap with a protective layer of cotton fabric.
v To cover walls with fabric.
v (tar and cotton) To cover with cotton bolls over a layer of tar (analogous to tar and feather )
v To make or become cotton-like
v To raise a nap, providing with a soft, cottony texture.
v To develop a porous, cottony texture.
v To give the appearance of being dotted with cotton balls.
v To enshroud with a layer of whiteness.
v To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
v To rub or burnish with cotton.
v To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
n The name of several settlements around the world
n A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645).
n A habitational surname from Old English.
n A surname from Hebrew.