"cotton ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cotton balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cotton ball (plural cotton balls)
  1. A ball of cotton wool. Synonyms: cotton wool ball Related terms: cotton boll Translations (ball of cotton wool): Wattebällchen [neuter] (German), Wattekugel [feminine] (German), ватный шарик (vatnyj šarik) [masculine] (Russian), bomullstuss [common-gender] (Swedish)

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