cotton wool

Speech parts

1. cotton wool - Noun

2. cotton wool - Verb

Meaning

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

cotton-wool

Synonyms

cotton cotton fiber WAD thread wool yarn absorbent wadding cotton candy absorbent cotton cottonwool cotton to cotton growing cotton fibers hydrophilic cotton
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Hypernyms

plant fiber plant fibre

Hyponyms

absorbent cotton long-staple cotton short-staple cotton

Examples

Metro was really a star-builder, no doubt about that. You were wrapped in cotton wool. Peter Lawford

The weak fear happiness itself. They can harm themselves on cotton wool. Sometimes they are wounded even by happiness. Osamu Dazai

We are shocked when we see educators, timid before criticism and confused about first principles, betray their trust. And we wonder what can be that 'philosophy of education' which believes that young people can be trained to the duties of citizenship by wrapping their minds in cotton wool. Henry Steele Commager

The Eagle Farm racecourse will be put in cotton wool for a couple of weeks. Source: Internet

For dull and tired eyes, dip cotton wool pads in rose water and use as eye pads over closed lids. Source: Internet

“I’m determined not to wrap her in cotton wool.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cotton twill cotton up cotton velvet cotton wool ball cotton wool bud cotton wool grass