lint
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
staple cotton fiber used to make yarn.
cotton waste produced by the ginning process.
a soft material for dressing wounds, procured by scraping or otherwise treating linen cloth.
Origin of lint
1Other words from lint
- lintless, adjective
- de·lint, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby lint
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How to use lint in a sentence
Microplastics encompass numerous chemical compounds, come in all shapes, and range in size from visible bits of lint to the nano-scale.
Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what that means for our health. | Ula Chrobak | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThat kind of pipe should not have any screws because lint builds up on the screws, and that can cause lots of problems.
Hints From Heloise: Fire hazards in the laundry room | Heloise Heloise | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostWashing and drying laundry removes little bits of lint and dye from fabrics.
Why today’s ‘fast fashions’ can be bad for the planet | Kathiann Kowalski | December 10, 2020 | Science News For StudentsAnimals exposed to plastic-tainted dryer lint had broken DNA.
Polluting microplastics harm both animals and ecosystems | Alison Pearce Stevens | November 3, 2020 | Science News For StudentsMost research on environmental risks from the release of laundry lint has focused on plastic fibers.
Washing your jeans too much might pose risks to the environment | Sharon Oosthoek | October 12, 2020 | Science News For Students
Meanwhile, the group claims, Somers acted dismissive and at one point in the meeting picked lint off his jacket.
Mostly lint, but sometimes an opening for a book floats to the surface.
Makeup is reapplied, lint rollers are re-rolled, and string is cut from the inside of a sock.
Fergan accepted Simonne's offer and sat down upon a bench, while the young woman looked for the lint in her pockets.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueQuin asked, brushing a speck of lint from the toe of his shining shoe.
Quin | Alice Hegan RiceIt is painful but thorough; it is spread on lint and renewed daily.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonThere, get me a bit of lint,” he continued, “and you shall see how easily and well I will do this.
The Dark House | Georg Manville FennI sent Frank some lint the other day, and a bundle of it for Mr. Halsey is by me.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for lint
/ (lɪnt) /
an absorbent cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side, used to dress wounds, etc
shreds of fibre, yarn, etc
mainly US staple fibre for making cotton yarn
Origin of lint
1Derived forms of lint
- linty, adjective
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