lints

Definition of lintsnext
plural of lint
as in furs
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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Noun
  • The shop carries a wide range of pieces spanning decades, including 1940s dresses and suits, 1930’s shoes, and 1950’s hats, alongside furs, men’s shirts, and rare one-off finds.
    Daily News, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The jury also heard about how Tex sold Diane's expensive clothes, shoes, hats, purses, and furs in an estate sale a little more than two months after her death and then a month after that, auctioned off her jewelry to the highest bidder.
    Lauren A. White, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Black smoke billowed into the night sky of the Ukrainian capital, the morning revealing charred cars and piles of debris scattered next to damaged buildings.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Craig faced four third downs and converted all of them with a variety of completions.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There’s going to be ups and there’s going to be downs.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Lints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lints. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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