floss

Definition of Floss in English :

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Noun

1. floss

a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery

2. dental floss, floss

a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth

dental floss

Verb

3. floss

use dental floss to clean

Example Sentences:
'floss your teeth after every meal'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Floss

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noun

1.

the mass of fine silky fibres obtained from cotton and similar plants

2.

any similar fine silky material, such as the hairlike styles and stigmas of maize or the fibres prepared from silkworm cocoons

3.

untwisted silk thread used in embroidery, etc

4. dental floss

verb

5.

to clean (between one's teeth) with dental floss

Floss

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noun

1.

the rough silk covering a silkworm's cocoon

2.

the short, downy waste fibers of silk

3.

a soft, loosely twisted thread or yarn, as of silk (floss silk) or cotton, used in embroidery

: in full embroidery floss

4.

a soft, silky substance resembling floss, as in milkweed pods

5.

dental floss

verb transitive, verb intransitive

6.

to clean (the teeth) with dental floss

Floss

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n.

1. Dental floss.

2. Short or waste silk fibers, especially from the outer surface of the cocoon of a silkworm.

3. Soft, loosely twisted thread, as of silk or cotton, used in embroidery.

4. A downy or silky fibrous substance, such as corn silk or silk cotton.

v. flossed, floss·ing, floss·es

v.tr.

To clean between (teeth) with dental floss.

v.intr.

To use dental floss.

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