floss

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A noun referring to a thin, soft thread used for cleaning between the teeth, or a type of thread used in embroidery or sewing.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen dünnen, weichen Faden bezeichnet, der zur Reinigung der Zahnzwischenräume verwendet wird, oder eine Art Garn zum Sticken oder Nähen.

1. Dental floss A2 formal

   A thin, soft thread used to clean between the teeth.

   • She uses dental floss every night before brushing.
   • The dentist recommended flossing with waxed floss.
   • He bought a new pack of mint-flavored floss.

   🇩🇪Zahnseide

   Synonyme: dental floss

2. Silk floss B2 formal

   A soft, shiny fiber from the silk cotton tree, used for stuffing pillows or life jackets.

   • The pillow was filled with kapok floss.
   • Life jackets often contain floss for buoyancy.
   • The artisan used floss to stuff the doll.

   🇩🇪Kapok

   Synonyme: kapoksilk cotton

• flosses plural form
• flosses' possessive plural form
• floss's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of cleaning between one's teeth with dental floss.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, die Zahnzwischenräume mit Zahnseide zu reinigen.

1. Clean between teeth A2 formal

   To use dental floss to remove food particles and plaque from between the teeth.

   • You should floss your teeth at least once a day.
   • She flosses after every meal to maintain good oral hygiene.
   • The dentist recommended flossing more carefully.

   🇩🇪Zähne mit Zahnseide reinigen

2. Show off or dance B2 slang american

   To show off, especially by dancing in a flashy or confident manner.

   • He started flossing on the dance floor at the party.
   • The kids were flossing to the latest pop song.
   • She loves to floss her new moves in front of her friends.

   🇩🇪Angeben, Angeberei

   Synonyme: flauntshow offstrutswagger

• flossed past participle
• flossed past simple
• flossing present participle
• flosses third person singular