lint
IPA: ɫˈɪnt
noun
- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, computing) To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
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Examples of "lint" in Sentences
- Keep the lint screen in the dryer clean.
- I've picked the bits of lint out of there.
- Can you tell me what the lint is used for
- The article says bellybutton lint is harmless.
- That piece of lint on the board is distracting.
- I teach them how to pull the lint off the chopper wheel.
- Sweaters are maintained by washing, and the use of a lint roller.
- It is not meaningful to say that the universe is that speck of lint.
- The lint mill was later adapted as an auxiliary of the shovel works.
- He then covered the wounds with a piece of rag or lint covered in carbolic acid.
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