Lint (Noun)
Meaning 1
Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The washing machine's filter was clogged with lint from the new towels.
- After doing laundry, she always cleaned the lint trap to prevent fires.
- The air was filled with floating lint as the fabric mill hummed in the background.
- Years of static cling had accumulated a layer of lint on the old blanket.
- The lint from the dry cleaning process had accumulated in the bottom of the bag.