All cotton to synonyms
cotΒ·ton to
C c verb cotton to
- eat up β to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- get a kick out of β enjoy, take pleasure in
- have a ball β enjoy oneself immensely
- flip over β turn upside down
- have a good time β enjoy yourself, have fun
- live it up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- paint the town β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- rejoice in β to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
- for β for loop
- buck for β If you are bucking for something, you are working very hard to get it.
- flash on β a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- hold with β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- look up to β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- root for β to encourage a team or contestant by cheering or applauding enthusiastically. Synonyms: cheer, cheer on, shout for, applaud, clap, boost, support.
- single out β only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- click β If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short, sharp sound.
- fall in with β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- make friends β get to know people
- see eye to eye β the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- hit it off β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- buddy up β comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
- case out β an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- come on to β When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
- get in with β start to associate with
- side with β one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- stand by β a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- fall for β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- go for β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- desiderate β to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
- have eyes for β to be interested in
- spoil for β If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen.
- take a shine to β to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
adj cotton to
- accordant β in conformity or harmony
- congenial β friendly, pleasant, or agreeable
- congruent β If one thing is congruent with another thing, they are similar or fit together well.
- congruous β corresponding or agreeing
- consonant β A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- cooperative β A cooperative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- fitting β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- harmonious β marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- like-minded β having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
- meet β greatest lower bound
- proper β adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- sympathetic β characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- together β into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
- in the groove β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- on the same wavelength β Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
- reconcilable β capable of being reconciled.
- simpatico β congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.