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lint

/lɪnt/

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

Examples :

"The nurse used the lint to gently clean the small cut on the boy's finger. "
medicine material

Related Words

Illustration collected

collected verb

/kəˈlɛktɪd/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration dressing

dressing noun

/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/

Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

"The doctor applied a sterile dressing to the child's scraped knee. "

Illustration material

material noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ /məˈtɪɹi.əl/

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration covering

covering verb

/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

"He covered the baby with a blanket."

Illustration clinging

clinging verb

/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

"Seaweed clung to the anchor."

Illustration committing

committing verb

/kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

"She is committing her child to the care of a trusted babysitter for the evening. "

Illustration accumulates

accumulates verb

/əˈkjuːmjəleɪts/

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

Illustration pockets

pockets noun

/ˈpɒkɪts/ /ˈpɑkɪts/

A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

"She kept her keys in her pockets so she wouldn't lose them. "

Illustration scraping

scraping noun

/ˈskreɪpɪŋ/ /skreɪpɪŋ/

The sound or action of something being scraped.

"The scraping of the chair on the wooden floor was very loud. "

Illustration programmatic

programmatic adjective

/ˌpɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk/ /ˌpɹoʊɡræˈmætɪk/

Of, or relating to a step-by-step program, especially a computer program

"The company adopted a programmatic approach to marketing, automating much of their online advertising buying process. "

Illustration stylistic

stylistic adjective

/staɪˈlɪstɪk/

Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style.

"The author's stylistic choice to use short sentences created a feeling of urgency in the story. "