floss
IPA: fɫˈɑs
noun
- A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
- Raw silk fibres.
- The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
- Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
- (Britain) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
- A body feather of an ostrich.
- A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.
- (UK) A small stream of water.
- Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
- (Northern England, Scotland) The common rush (Juncus effusus).
- (computing) Abbreviation of free/libre/open source software.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To clean the area between (the teeth) using floss.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent.
- To perform the floss dance move.
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Examples of "floss" in Sentences
- Flossing regularly removes your plaque.
- Dental floss is held between the fingers.
- I brushed my teeth, flossed, and gargled.
- The smell of candy floss is also given off.
- A supply of floss strand is carried by the frame.
- The adoption of floss was poor before World War II.
- I know the difference between yarn and embroidery floss.
- The trap is escaped by swinging on a grapple of dental floss.
- Wells is naturally beautiful and has the candy floss as well.
- A rotary drum surrounding the head sweeps the floss towards the stick.
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