lint

CEFRC1

/lɪnt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Small soft pieces of fiber that collect on clothes.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

Examples

  • Could you empty the lint trap in the dryer?

  • Empty the vacuum cleaner lint bag, and you will get better suction.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.

  2. Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.

  3. Raw cotton ready for baling.

More examples

In context

  • My pants has a lot of lint.

  • Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.

  • You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After drying the towels, the dryer filter was covered with grey blank.

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Origin

noun

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”).