cot

Other forms of cot

plural

cots·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cot

What does cot mean?

cot means "a sheath worn to protect a finger". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cot?

cot has 1 syllable: cot. In IPA it is /ˈkɑt/.

What is another word for cot?

Close synonyms include fingerstall, crib, camp bed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cot a common word?

cot is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cot?

5 words rhyme with cot. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.