COTS

Noun

COTS

Acronym of crown-of-thorns starfish.

Adjective

COTS

Acronym of commercial/consumer off-the-shelf (Refers to ready-made merchandise that is available for sale, defined by market need, significant functionality and complexity, and self-contained.)

Hyponyms

• (Commercial/Consumer off-the-shelf): Mil-COTS

Proper noun

COTS

(NASA, space) Acronym of Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (program for delivery to the International Space Station by private companies)

Anagrams

• CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, Scot, Scot., TOCs, cost, scot

Noun

cots

plural of cot

Anagrams

• CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, Scot, Scot., TOCs, cost, scot

Source: Wiktionary


COT

Cot (kt), n. Etym: [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. Coat.]

1. A small house; a cottage or hut. The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. Goldsmith.

2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.

3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger.

4. Etym: [Cf. Ir. cot.]

Definition: A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.

Cot (kt), n. Etym: [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See Cot a cottage.]

Definition: A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written also cott.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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