Dictionary › L › lint

lint

1 syllable
nounverb
Quick answer

As a noun, lint means clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. As a verb, it means perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.

Meanings of lint

6 meanings

noun

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

    “Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter.”

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

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

  4. Raw cotton ready for baling.

  5. Cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

verb

  1. computingTo perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.

    “You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Words that rhyme with lint

All rhymes →
printhintmintflintclintsprintimprintstintquintsquintsplintglinttintdintmisprintreprint

For word games

l1
i1
n1
t1
Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word4 points before bonuses.4 letters.
Unscramble these letters

Nearby words

linkuplinnlinnetlinolinoleumlinseedlintellionlionizeliplip synclipoid