| Cot 1. (n.) A small house; a cottage or hut. 2. (n.) A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote. 3. (n.) 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. (n.) A small, rudely-formed boat. 5. (n.) A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. Thesaurus Entries Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, bassinet, bed-davenport, berth, blockhouse, box, bungalow, bunk, bunk bed, cabin, camp bed, chalet, cote, cottage, cradle, crib, day bed, door bed, double bed, double bunk, duplex bed, feather bed, fold-away bed, four-poster, hammock, hospital bed, king-size bed, lodge, log cabin, love nest, lower berth, pallet, panel bed, pied-a-terre, pipe berth, poster bed, quarter berth, queen-size bed, roll-away bed, single bed, snuggery, sofa-bed, tester bed, three-quarter bed, truckle bed, trundle bed |