lint
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 4
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 4
Definition of lint
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
“Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
“Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.”
- (uncountable, usually)A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- (uncountable, usually)The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- (uncountable, usually)Raw cotton ready for baling.
verb
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(transitive)To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
“You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.”
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).
Words you can make from lint
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5 words2-letter words
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