floss

indénombrable

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un fil fin et souple utilisé pour nettoyer les espaces entre les dents, ou un type de fil pour la broderie ou la couture.

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.

   🇫🇷fil dentaire

   Synonymes: 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

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe désignant l'action de nettoyer les espaces entre les dents à l'aide de fil dentaire.

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.

   🇫🇷passer la soie dentaire

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.

   🇫🇷Se la péter (en dansant)

   Synonymes: flauntshow offstrutswagger

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