lint

as in fur
a soft airy substance or covering it's important to clean the lint out of the dryer every time you use it

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Recent Examples of lint Most of the time, Parker Chase’s positive reviews come from small details, like lint rollers in the laundry room. Megan Sauer, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 Step 2: Clean All Vent Sites Use a vacuum cleaner or shop vacuum to clear any lint and other debris out of the vent hole at the back of the dryer. Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025 How to Deep-Clean Your Hairbrush What's that grey lint covering your hairbrush? Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025 Besides keeping a lint brush in several rooms of the house, and now, since the cat comment, in my car and purse, here are some more ways to combat fur-stration. Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lint

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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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