1. a soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical plant, used to make thread or fabric
2. thread or cloth made from cotton fibers

1. to begin to understand or like something
Usage: informal

Examples

• The cotton fields stretched for miles across the countryside.
• She wore a comfortable cotton shirt on the hot summer day.
• Cotton is one of the world’s most important crops.
• The baby’s blanket was made of soft organic cotton.
• It took him a while to cotton to the new computer system.
• The fabric is 100% cotton and machine washable.
• Workers picked cotton by hand before machines were invented.