Dust vs. Lint

Dustnoun

(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.

Dustnoun

(countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.

Dustnoun

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

Dustnoun

The earth, as the resting place of the dead.

Dustnoun

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

Dustnoun

(figurative) Something worthless.

Dustnoun

(figurative) A low or mean condition.

Dustnoun

cash; money (in reference to gold dust).

Dustnoun

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

Dustverb

(transitive) To remove dust from.

Dustverb

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

Dustverb

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

Dustverb

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

Dustverb

To leave; to rush off.

Dustverb

To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.

Dustnoun

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.

Dustnoun

A single particle of earth or other matter.

Dustnoun

The earth, as the resting place of the dead.

Dustnoun

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

Dustnoun

Figuratively, a worthless thing.

Dustnoun

Figuratively, a low or mean condition.

Dustnoun

Gold dust

Dustverb

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

Dustverb

To sprinkle with dust.

Dustverb

To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.

Dustnoun

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

Dustnoun

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Dustnoun

free microscopic particles of solid material;

Dustverb

remove the dust from;

Dustverb

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

Dustverb

cover with a light dusting of a substance;

Dustverb

distribute loosely;

Dust

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.

Lintnoun

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

Lintnoun

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

Lintnoun

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

Lintnoun

Raw cotton ready for baling.

Lintverb

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

Lintnoun

Flax.

Lintnoun

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.

Lintnoun

fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

Lintnoun

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