lint

/lint/

Thân thiện

A nurse carefully applies a piece of lint to a patient's bandaged arm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Soft, fuzzy material: Small, loose fibers or fluff that detaches from fabrics like cotton or wool, often accumulating on clothing or in places like dryer filters.
   • Medical dressing: A soft, absorbent material, originally made from linen with a raised nap, used for covering wounds.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • I need to clean the lint filter in the dryer. (This refers to the accumulated fluff from clothes.)
  • The nurse applied sterile lint to the cut. (This refers to the medical dressing material.)

Advanced Usage

• "To pick lint off": To remove small fibers or fluff from a surface, typically clothing.
  • He was nervously picking lint off his suit jacket before the interview.

Variants and Related Words

• Linty (adj): Covered with or full of lint.
  • The old sweater was very linty after being in the drawer.

Synonyms

• Fluff: Soft, light fibers or particles.
• Fuzz: A covering of short, soft fibers.

Related Phrases

• Lint trap/collector: The part of a clothes dryer that catches lint.
  • Remember to empty the lint trap after every load for safety.

Học thuật

Noun

1. cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
2. fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers