lint
lint Lexical Profile
lint Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Fine fluff or loose short fibers that accumulate on fabric, in pockets, or in clothes dryers.
"Before leaving for the interview, she used a sticky roller to remove the lint from her black blazer."
Suspicious, non-portable, or structurally flawed snippets of software code identified by a static analysis tool.
"The developer ran a static analyzer to clear out any lint before submitting the final pull request."
A soft material made by scraping linen or cotton cloth, historically used for dressing wounds.
"The battlefield surgeon packed the deep laceration with sterile lint to absorb the bleeding."
• Rhymes for lint
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'lynt', likely derived from the Latin 'linteum' meaning 'linen cloth', which stems from 'linum' (flax).
Usage Trend
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