floss

Word family

1. MHa type of thin thread that you use for cleaning between your teeth 牙线 SYN dental floss

2. DCa type of thin thread that you use for sewing 〔缝纫用的〕（绣花）丝线

Examples from the Corpus

floss• Scones were her speciality and light as floss.• As further proof of this there was a continuous drift of wind-blown spume shooting over us like blobs of candy floss.• In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.• Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.• Remember to change the filter floss weekly and the carbon every two months if the tank is fully stocked.• Run it into two uplifts at opposite ends of the tank, and pack it with filter floss and carbon.• Ask your dentist or dental hygienist for advice on using floss.

floss2 verb [transitiveT]

MHto clean between your teeth using floss 用牙线清洁〔牙缝〕

Examples from the Corpus

floss• Do this for five minutes twice a day, then floss.• He's trying to floss his teeth now.

Origin floss1

(1700-1800) Probably from Dutch vlos

Chinese

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