Phrase guide

cotton gin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: machine

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: kotoi makina — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軋棉機 /轧棉机 (yàmiánjī) — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軋花機 /轧花机 (yàhuājī) — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Danish: egreneringsmaskine — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Finnish: raastinkone — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • German: Egreniermaschine — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Irish: scilligeoir — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Irish: inneall scartha cadáis — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Korean: 조면기 (jomyeon'gi) — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Persian: ماشین پنبهپاککن (mâšin-e panbepâkkon) — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Polish: odziarniarka — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Russian: ко́ттон-джин (kótton-džin) — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Spanish: desmotadora de algodón — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Spanish: desmotadora — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Spanish: almarrá — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Turkish: çırçır makinesi — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Turkish: çırçır — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
  • Uzbek: jin mashina — machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds