(1):

(v. i.) To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.

(2):

(v. i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed.

(3):

(v. i.) To unite; to agree; to make friends; - usually followed by with.

(4):

(n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.

(5):

(n.) Cloth made of cotton.

(6):

(v. i.) To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; - used with to.

(7):

(n.) The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.