cotton wool
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Types & categories
- plant fiber hypernym
- absorbent cotton hyponym
- long-staple cotton hyponym
- short-staple cotton hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- cottony derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cottony |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | cotton |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | padding |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant fiber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | absorbent cotton |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | long-staple cotton |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | short-staple cotton |