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
  • No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Rodent holes, brush piles, firewood, timbers, dense undergrowth, and leaf piles can also attract wasps in search of a place to nest.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Knisley has worked with communities where coal ash was used to fill children’s ball fields and seen Tennessee Valley Authority waste piles of the toxic ash piled up behind a public playground, open to the wind.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
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  • In reality, Stonestreet, Sudeikis, Koechner, Heidi Gardner and Paul Rudd grew up in the Kansas City or Missouri area and cope with the ups — back-to-back Super Bowl titles — and downs — last year’s third-place finish in the AFC West — of the Chiefs via an active text messaging thread during games.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • One of the most painful things about this disease is knowing that promising treatments are emerging, but funding barriers and manufacturing and procedural slow-downs continue to derail progress.
    Elise Esposito, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
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“Lints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lints. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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