'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.
As an adverb instead goes at the beginning or at the end of a clause. When it goes at the beginning of a sentence, we usually separate it off with a comma. Instead of is a preposition. Note that instead is not used alone as a preposition. Compare: Iâll have a piece of cake instead of cookies, please.