thread vs cotton

cotton vs thread

thread and cotton both are nouns.

thread and cotton both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thread	Yes	No	Yes	No
cotton	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cotton is a hyponym of thread; that is, cotton is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thread:

thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
cotton: thread made of cotton fibers

Other hyponyms of thread include dental floss, floss, floss, Lastex, ligature, metallic, nap, pile, purl, suture, tinsel, warp, filling, pick, weft, woof, worsted, worsted yarn, melange yarn, spun silk, carded yarn.

thread (noun)	cotton (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	fabric woven from cotton fibers
the raised helical rib going around a screw	thread made of cotton fibers
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together	erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
any long object resembling a thin line	soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

thread (verb)	cotton (verb)
pass a thread through	take a liking to
thread on or as if on a string
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
pass through or into
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

Difference between thread and cotton

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