Dust vs. Lint

(uncountable) Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.

(countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.

(obsolete) A single particle of earth or other material.

The earth, as the resting place of the dead.

The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

(figurative) Something worthless.

(figurative) A low or mean condition.

cash; money (in reference to gold dust).

(mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.

(transitive) To remove dust from.

Example: ‘The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.’;

(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.

Example: ‘Dusting always makes me cough.’;

(intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.

(transitive) To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.

Example: ‘The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.’;

To leave; to rush off.

To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.

Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled to minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust.

Example: ‘Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.’; ‘Stop! - for thy tread is on an empire's dust.’;

A single particle of earth or other matter.

The earth, as the resting place of the dead.

Example: ‘For now shall sleep in the dust.’;

The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

Example: ‘And you may carve a shrine about my dust.’;

Figuratively, a worthless thing.

Example: ‘And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust.’;

Figuratively, a low or mean condition.

Example: ‘[God] raiseth up the poor out of the dust.’;

Gold dust

To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor.

To sprinkle with dust.

To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.

fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air;

Example: ‘the furniture was covered with dust’;

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

free microscopic particles of solid material;

Example: ‘astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust’;

remove the dust from;

Example: ‘dust the cabinets’;

rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape;

Example: ‘The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image’;

cover with a light dusting of a substance;

Example: ‘dust the bread with flour’;

distribute loosely;

Example: ‘He scattered gun powder under the wagon’;

Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution.

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

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

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

Raw cotton ready for baling.

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

Example: ‘You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.’;

Flax.

Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics.

fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds