lints

Definition of lintsnext
plural of lint
as in furs
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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Noun
  • The shop carries a wide range of pieces spanning decades, including 1940s dresses and suits, 1930’s shoes, and 1950’s hats, alongside furs, men’s shirts, and rare one-off finds.
    Daily News, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The jury also heard about how Tex sold Diane's expensive clothes, shoes, hats, purses, and furs in an estate sale a little more than two months after her death and then a month after that, auctioned off her jewelry to the highest bidder.
    Lauren A. White, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Turn compost piles every two weeks.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Windscale’s two piles had been hastily built during the British atomic bomb project.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His ability to slide inside on pass downs fits the 49ers’ philosophy, perhaps too much so.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Pimpton was Craig’s favorite target on third downs and flourished in the short and intermediate passing game.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Lints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/lints. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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