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Lint

/lɪnt/

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

📖 Definitions of "Lint"

noun

1
A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
2
Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
3
The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
4
Raw cotton ready for baling.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fibernoun	(uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.
fuzznoun	(US, slang, with "the") The police, or any law enforcement agency.
fluffnoun	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
fluffynoun	(informal) Someone or something that has a fluffy texture.
stuffed	Full or packed (with some material or substance).
dollnoun	A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
poetrynoun	Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
fibrenoun	Dietary fibre.
fuzzynoun	Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
lustrinenoun	Alternative form of lustring. [A glossy silk fabric; lutestring.]
dowlenoun	feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather
clinging vinenoun	(figuratively) A woman who is clingy and dependent.
gossamernoun	Anything delicate, light and flimsy.
clinquantnoun	Tinsel; glitter.
fluffballnoun	A ball of fluff.
flitteringverb	The motion of something that flitters.
velvetingnoun	The nap of velvet.
scrunglynoun	(uncommon) Synonym of scrunkly.
flimsy	Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
peach fuzznoun	(figuratively) Lightly or sparsely grown hair, especially facial hair.