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cottons

SayKOT-uhnzUS/ˈkɑt.n̩z/UK/ˈkɒt.n̩z/

2 meanings of cottons

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of cotton. Use this form for more than one type of cotton.

    The shop sells soft Egyptian and Peruvian cottons by the yard.

    Different cottons take up dye in slightly different ways.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present tense of cotton used with he, she, or it. It often means to like or get along with someone.

    She cottons to anyone who is kind to her cat.

    He cottons on to new games very fast.

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cottons is a form of cotton

cotton, noun: A soft, white material made of fine hairs that grows around the seeds of a plant. Full entry

Forms
cottoncottons plural
Spelling
cotton → cottons: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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