noun
Meaning 1
A ball of cotton wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
cotton ball
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noun
Meaning 2
a fungus disease of cranberries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plant disease
History
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Wattebällchen — ball of cotton wool
- German: Wattekugel — ball of cotton wool
- Polish: bawełniana kulka — ball of cotton wool
- Russian: ватный шарик (vatnyj šarik) — ball of cotton wool
- Swedish: bomullstuss — ball of cotton wool