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# lint

noun (lint, uncountable)

«lint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lint is tiny bits of fluff and fibre that come off clothes and cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#m1)
2. Lint is also soft cotton cloth once used to cover wounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#m2)
3. Lint can also mean flax or hemp fibre that has been prepared for spinning into thread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, lint collects in a tumble dryer's lint filter, in pockets and on dark clothes. In safety, lint in a dryer filter can catch fire, so it must be cleaned out. Phrases: "lint roller", "lint filter", "pocket lint", "belly button lint".

### Examples

- Please clean the lint out of the dryer filter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x1)
- My black jumper is covered in lint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x2)
- I found lint and a coin in my pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x3)
- Dad used a lint roller on his suit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x4)
- Lint can catch fire if the dryer gets too hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x5)
- There was grey lint under the bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x6)
- At last, one spring morning, the gudewife gave her seven heads of lint, saying she would take no excuse; they must be returned in three days spun into yarn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: "some lint", "a bit of lint", not "a lint". In computing, a "linter" is a program that checks code; that is a different use. Not to be mixed up with "lent" or "lentil".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lint.html) on Mova free.