lint

[US]/lɪnt/
[UK]/lɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. soft woven fabric; small thread; cotton fluff
vi. to scatter cotton threads.

Phrases & Collocations

remove lint

lint roller

lint trap

lint-free cloth

lint remover

lint brush

lint screen

lint collector

Example Sentences

a wad of lint-free rag.

flicked the lint off the coat.

a bit of lint; a bit of luck.

tenacious lint on my jacket.

An incorporative process in cooking with bleaching of cotton linter pulp with peracetic acid was optimized with orthogonal test and single-factor tests.

As a general, boll number usually has high midparent or competitive heterosis, the boll weight has middle heterosis, but there is have no midparent heterosis in lint percentage.

Real-world Examples

Do gooses get goosebumps and why is bellybutton lint blue?

Source: Mary and Max Original Soundtrack

Because we all clean out our lint filters on our dryers.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2020 Collection

Recent research finds that, in freshwater at least, it's tiny pieces of artificial fibers-from laundry lint.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2020 Collection

Look at all this lint. What, do you like lint, Ray?

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 4

Pull out your pockets, and lint falls out.

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

The air was filled with fuzz and lint.

Source: who was series

Got it -- just some lint.

Source: Cat and Mouse Game Season 2

You're like a lint tray. What's happening back here?

Source: Sex and the City Season 6

But I am gonna go over you with a lint roller.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Version Season 7

Before you put your clothes in the dryer, clean out this lint filter.

Source: 2007 ESLPod

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