Phrase Hound found 131 phrases and 58 compound words that contain cotton. The most common are listed below. Open cotton in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 131
- cotton candyMelted sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.
- cotton woolRaw fibers of cotton before being processed.
- cotton swabA small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic, most commonly used in aural hygiene and cosmetics application.
- cotton millA building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from raw cotton.
- Cotton Fabric
- cotton ballA ball of cotton wool.
- cotton thistleAny of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.
- wild cottonA tall weed, resembling milkweed, with a ball-shaped seed pod, Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn. Asclepias fruticosa) and Gomphocarpus physocarpus (syn. Asclepias physocarpa).
- cotton ginA machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.
- cotton pygmy gooseA small perching duck of species Nettapus coromandelianus, native to Asia and Australasia.
- Cotton CountyOne of 77 counties in Oklahoma, United States. County seat: Walters.
- Cotton StateNickname for Alabama: a state of the United States.
- Far CottonA suburb of Northampton, in Far Cotton and Delapre parish, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7458).
- Cotton BeltA region of the United States where cotton was the major cash crop after the invention of the cotton gin.
- cotton-pickingThe harvesting of cotton
- high cottonThe best of times; a time of well being.
- cotton ceilingA social barrier to consideration (by cisgender women) of transgender women as viable sexual partners.
- Cotton effectThe characteristic change in optical rotatory dispersion and/or circular dichroism in the vicinity of an absorption band of a substance.
- cotton mousePeromyscus gossypinus, an omnivorous rodent of the southeastern United States, often using cotton for nest construction.
- tree cottonGossypium arboreum, a species of cotton native to India, Pakistan and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.
- cotton-mouthAlternative form of cottonmouth: An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- gun cottonnitrocellulose.
- cotton wool budA short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.
- cotton padPieces of cotton used for cosmetic purposes, such as makeup application, and medically to prevent bleeding from small punctures.
- cotton grassAlternative form of cottongrass: Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family
Compound words 58
- cottonwoodA tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
- rayonA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- cottontailA rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
- cottonseedSeed of the cotton plant.
- cottonmouthAn oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- polycottonA fabric made from a blend of cotton and artificial fibres, especially of polyester fibres
- cottongrassVarious species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family
- cottonocracyA government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States before the American Civil War.
- cottonlikeResembling cotton.
- cottolinYarn or cloth consisting of blended cotton and linen.