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cottoned

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Definition of cottoned word

  • noun cottoned Simple past tense and past participle of cotton. 1

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Parts of speech for Cottoned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cottoned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cottoned

noun cottoned

  • threaded — interwoven or ornamented with threads: silk threaded with gold.
  • corded — bound or fastened with cord
  • stranded — composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope.
  • lined — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

verb cottoned

  • understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
  • comprehended — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
  • grasped — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.

Antonyms for cottoned

verb cottoned

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