Hyphenation of cotton

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word cotton? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cot-ton

Definitions of cotton:

1.	Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
2.	Fabric woven from cotton fibers
3.	Erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
4.	Thread made of cotton fibers
5.	Take a liking to Cotton to something

Synonyms of cotton:

noun	cotton wool, plant fiber, plant fibre
noun	cotton cloth, fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun	cotton plant, shrub, bush
noun	thread, yarn
verb	like

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.