Plural of cot
regular plural
The plural of cot is cots.
Forms of cot
| Singular | cot /kɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cots |
| Countable | countable |
Cots in a sentence
- Frickstad sherlocked around in the tents and under the cots looking for a missing rocking-chair.1908, The Blue and Gold, volume 35, page 52. From the entry sherlock
- So that they would be especially tired, David had spent an hour entertaining them in their cots earlier in the evening.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus. From the entry pull faces
- Life cots for very small babies are also available.1990, Mary Edwards, Elwyn Edwards, The aircraft cabin: managing the human factors. From the entry life cot
- An old cook stove, a few cracked dishes, an apple-box cupboard on the wall, two cots and mattresses, a table, and a couple of chairs.1985, Lora Wood Hughes, No Time for Tears, page 132. From the entry apple-box
Meaning of cot
- noun A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
- noun A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
- noun A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.
Questions about the plural of cot
- What is the plural of cot?
- The plural of cot is cots.
- Is cot countable?
- Cot is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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