Cotton | Mean of cotton in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːtn̩/

• Noun
• a soft, white material that grows on the seeds of a tall plant and that is used to make cloth
1. They are in the field picking cotton.
2. bales of cotton
• the plants on which this material grows
1. He grows cotton.
2. fields of cotton
• cloth that is made of cotton
1. shirts/sheets made from cotton

• clothing that is made of this cloth
1. She doesn't wear cotton in the winter.
• yarn that is made of cotton
• Verb
• to begin to understand something
1. It took a while, but they are finally starting to cotton on.
2. She cottoned on to the fact that I like her.
• to begin to like someone or something
1. We cottoned to our new neighbors right away.
2. He doesn't cotton to the idea of having children.