floss

неисчисляемое

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

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее тонкую мягкую нить, используемую для чистки межзубных промежутков, или тип нити для вышивания или шитья.

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.

   🇷🇺Зубная нить

   Синонимы: 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.

   🇷🇺Капок

   Синонимы: 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.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по очистке межзубных промежутков с помощью зубной нити.

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.

   🇷🇺Чистить зубы нитью

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.

   🇷🇺Выпендриваться

   Синонимы: flauntshow offstrutswagger

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