noun🔗ShareA thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth."My dentist recommended I use dental floss to remove food particles and plaque. "medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRaw silk fibres."The artisan carefully sorted the flosses, selecting the finest strands for her intricate silk embroidery. "materialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans."The doll maker used dried cornhusks and flosses from the corn cobs to stuff the rag dolls. "plantmaterialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other."embroidery floss"materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss"."The children at the fair all wanted big, pink flosses. "foodsubstanceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA body feather of an ostrich."Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male."animalbirdbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."During the school talent show, Maya's routine included several energetic flosses, making the audience cheer. "danceentertainmentstyleactionbodycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo clean the area between the teeth using floss."Before dinner, Sarah flosses her teeth to remove food particles. "medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent."He always flosses his expensive new phone at school to make the other kids jealous. "appearanceattitudecharacterstylevaluesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo perform the floss dance move."The students in the dance class practiced flossing. "danceentertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small stream of water."After the heavy rain, the garden was crisscrossed with tiny flosses, each carrying water away from the flowerbeds. "geographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present."During the iron puddling process, the worker carefully skimmed the flosses off the molten iron, separating the glassy impurities that had risen to the surface. "materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
