COTS
Acronym of crown-of-thorns starfish.
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.)
• (Commercial/Consumer off-the-shelf): Mil-COTS
COTS
(NASA, space) Acronym of Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (program for delivery to the International Space Station by private companies)
• CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, Scot, Scot., TOCs, cost, scot
cots
plural of cot
• CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, Scot, Scot., TOCs, cost, scot
Source: Wiktionary
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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
