Meaning

A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth..

Definitions by Sense

1. A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
2. Raw silk fibres.
3. The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
4. Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
5. (British) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
6. A body feather of an ostrich.
7. 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.
8. (ambitransitive) To clean the area between (the teeth) using floss.

Example Sentences

embroidery floss

Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.

I don't floss very often.

I floss my teeth twice a day.

As the label's name no doubt implies, these rappers aren't your typical crew, even if they still like to floss and represent their city.

“Ms. Jackson” is probably the most sensitive—and realistic—take on relationships to come out of hip-hop, while “Red Velvet” cautions would-be playas against pushing the floss envelope around “dirty boys” just waiting for a chance to add some gray flecks to that fur.

It's impossible to floss wealth without attracting envy.

Word Forms

• flosses
• flossing
• flossed

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When Should You Use Floss?

Use floss when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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