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cotton wool bud

cotton wool bud noun: a short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.

cotton wool bud: a short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end
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Noun

cotton wool bud (plural cotton wool buds)

  1. (UK) A short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.

Synonyms of cotton wool bud

Forms of cotton wool bud

pluralcotton wool buds
alternative formcotton-wool bud
alternative formcottonwool bud

Questions about cotton wool bud

What does cotton wool bud mean?
Cotton wool bud means a short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.
What part of speech is cotton wool bud?
Cotton wool bud is a noun.
What is the plural of cotton wool bud?
The plural of cotton wool bud is cotton wool buds.

Words near cotton wool bud in the dictionary

  1. Cotton Whig
  2. Cotton Whigs
  3. cotton wool
  4. cotton wool ball
  5. cotton wool balls
  6. cotton wool bud
  7. cotton wool buds
  8. cotton wools
  9. cotton worm
  10. cotton worms
  11. cotton-candy

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