- a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars
- a collapsible or portable bed
- a light bedstead
- a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame
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cot1 /kɑt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
cot, an abbreviation of:
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Furniturea light portable bed, esp. one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Furniture, British TermsBrit. a child's crib.
cot, an abbreviation of:
- Mathematicscotangent.
cot1
(kot),USA pronunciation n.
cot2 (kot),USA pronunciation n.
cot, [Trig.]
- Furniturea light portable bed, esp. one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Furniture, British Terms[Brit.]a child's crib.
- Furniturea light bedstead.
- [Naut.]a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.
- Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead
- Prakrit khaṭṭā
- Hindi khāṭ
- 1625–35
cot2 (kot),USA pronunciation n.
- a small house;
cottage;
hut. - a small place of shelter.
- a sheath or protective covering, as for an injured finger or toe.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English cot (neuter; compare cote1); cognate with Old Norse kot hut; akin to cubby, cove1
cot, [Trig.]
- Mathematicscotangent.
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cot /kɒt/ n
cot /kɒt/ n
- literary or archaic a small cottage
- Also called: cote
- a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc
- (in combination): dovecot
another name for fingerstall
cot /kɒt/ abbreviation for
- cotangent
cote1
(kōt),USA pronunciation n.
cote2 (kōt),USA pronunciation v.t., cot•ed, cot•ing. [Obs.]
côte (kōt),USA pronunciation n., pl. côtes (kōt).USA pronunciation [French.]
- a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- British Termsa cottage;
small house.
- bef. 1050; Middle English, Old English cote (feminine; compare cot2)
cote2 (kōt),USA pronunciation v.t., cot•ed, cot•ing. [Obs.]
- to pass by;
outstrip;
surpass.
- origin, originally uncertain 1565–75
côte (kōt),USA pronunciation n., pl. côtes (kōt).USA pronunciation [French.]
- Wine, Foreign Termsa slope or hillside with vineyards.
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cote /kəʊt/, cot n
- a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc
- (in combination): dovecote
'cot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
baby carriage
- carrycot
- cot death
- cote
- coterie
- coth
- cottage
- cotter
- crib
- fingerstall
- pram
- respiratory syncytial virus
- SIDS
- sudden infant death syndrome
- absorbent cotton
- American cotton
- arc cot
- arc cotangent
- cabin
- camp bed
- cotangent
- cotquean
- cottage cheese
- cottage fries
- Cottage Grove
- cottage industry
- cottage pudding
- cottage tulip
- cottage window
- cotter pin
- cotter slot
- Cottian Alps
- cotton batting
- Cotton Belt
- cotton bollworm
- cotton cake
- cotton candy
- cotton flannel
- cotton gin
- cotton grass
- cotton gum
- cotton mill
- cotton picker
- cotton press
- cottonseed cake
- cottonseed meal
- cottonseed oil
- cotton stainer
- Cotton State
- cotton thistle