lint

as in fur
a soft airy substance or covering it's important to clean the lint out of the dryer every time you use it

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Recent Examples of lint The rest of the items are a mixed bag with the headset and lint cloth solid, but the silicon grips that are supposed to protect the Joy-Con 2 controllers feel cheap. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 13 June 2025 Kids Elio’s age have mostly seen Pixar rehash itself with sequels or hunt for Oscars in a therapist’s couch (where lately it’s been coming up with lint balls). Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 Instead, swap the sticky roller for a metal lint remover. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 June 2025 The good news is that the area under the lint trap requires less frequent cleaning than the lint trap itself. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lint
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Noun
  • After a hearty shake, the animals are rested and ready for action, with healthy, shiny fur coats at that.
    Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
  • These animals can grow up to two feet in length, weigh up to 11 pounds, and have reddish-brown fur and a yellow belly.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025

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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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