noun Download 🔗Share A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth. Examples : "My dentist recommended I use dental floss to remove food particles and plaque. " medicine anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Raw silk fibres. Examples : "The artisan carefully sorted the flosses, selecting the finest strands for her intricate silk embroidery. " material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans. Examples : "The doll maker used dried cornhusks and flosses from the corn cobs to stuff the rag dolls. " plant material agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other. Examples : "embroidery floss" material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss". Examples : "The children at the fair all wanted big, pink flosses. " food substance entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A body feather of an ostrich. Examples : "Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male." animal bird body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "During the school talent show, Maya's routine included several energetic flosses, making the audience cheer. " dance entertainment style action body culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To clean the area between the teeth using floss. Examples : "Before dinner, Sarah flosses her teeth to remove food particles. " medicine body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent. Examples : "He always flosses his expensive new phone at school to make the other kids jealous. " appearance attitude character style value society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perform the floss dance move. Examples : "The students in the dance class practiced flossing. " dance entertainment culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small stream of water. Examples : "After the heavy rain, the garden was crisscrossed with tiny flosses, each carrying water away from the flowerbeds. " geography nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. Examples : "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. " material substance technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading