Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lint

2 senses of lint

Sense 1
lint -- (fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers)
       => fiber, fibre -- (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

Sense 2
lint -- (cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")