'cot' and 'camp bed' In American English, a cot is a narrow bed for an adult. It is made of canvas fitted over a frame, and you can fold it up. You take it with you when you go camping, or you use it as a spare bed at home. In British English, a bed like this is called a camp bed.
Across is a preposition. It describes the relationship between two persons, places, or things. It is sometimes used with the preposition from. Example: That house is across the street. Cross is most commonly a verb or noun. Crossed is the past tense or past participle of the verb to cross.
Search. The following are all examples of prepositions: in, on, at, around, above, near, underneath, alongside, of, and for. A preposition sits before a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun's relationship to another word in the sentence.earch. The following are all examples of prepositions: in, on, at, around, above, near, underneath, alongside, of, and for. A preposition sits before a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun's relationship to another word in the sentence.