Floss

Word FLOSS
Character 5
Hyphenation floss
Pronunciations /flɑs/

Definitions and meanings of "Floss"

What do we mean by floss?

Dental floss. noun

Short or waste silk fibers, especially from the outer surface of the cocoon of a silkworm. noun

Soft, loosely twisted thread, as of silk or cotton, used in embroidery. noun

A downy or silky fibrous substance, such as corn silk or silk cotton. noun

To clean between (teeth) with dental floss. intransitive verb

To use dental floss. intransitive verb

A small stream of water: used as a name in the extract. noun

A fluid glass floating upon iron in a puddling-furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxids and earths. noun

Same as floss-hole. noun

The loose silk which envelops the cocoon-pod of the silkworm. noun

A downy or silky substance inclosed by the husks of certain plants, as maize and milkweed. noun

Same as floss-silk. noun

The leaves of red canary-grass; also, the common rush. noun

The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk. noun

Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. noun

A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male. noun

Silk that has been twisted, and which retains its loose and downy character. It is much used in embroidery. Called also floxed silk. noun

A kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and floss yarn. noun

A small stream of water. noun

Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. noun

A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

Raw silk fibres.

The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.

Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.

Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".

A body feather of an ostrich.

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.

To flaunt expensive merchadise such as Iced-out rollies, Jaguars on Triple Golds, Gem-encrusted Pimp goblets, Huge whops of dank hydro, etc. Urban Dictionary

1) to show off 2) to stick dental floss between your teeth Urban Dictionary

To show off, especially things of high value Urban Dictionary

To show off sumething that that is...or appears to be of high value Urban Dictionary

To show off Urban Dictionary

Cleaning the crud from between your teeth Urban Dictionary

Refers to a g-string, especially when it's showing. Urban Dictionary

Flossing is something you should do for your teeth Urban Dictionary

The sexual act involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a sex partner by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat; Done by straight pimps. Urban Dictionary

1) Thong underwear, especially G-strings 2) A thin thread used for cleaning betweens one teeth. 3) embroidery thread 4) plant fibers 5) silkworm fibers Urban Dictionary

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The word "floss" in example sentences

At least fairy floss is still affordable, though I'll be keeping a low profile this afternoon while hundreds of local children hit one almighty sugar crash! ❋ Another Outspoken Female (2009)

The more that I think about it, the more this case resembles McNeil-PPC v. Pfizer, the dental floss case from SDNY, where the key question was what it meant to “floss” — did it mean to floss correctly, or to floss the way most people actually floss, which is to say badly. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

I was also in a good mood because I found a shop selling embroidery supplies and there is apparently no equivalent in Heidelberg except the Kaufhof selling a few colors of floss, which is a much bigger town. ❋ C N Heidelberg (2009)

As a rule of thumb, I would submit that if you need to call your floss provider, for any reason, you are probably not ready for this level of oral hygiene. ❋ Bryson, Bill (1999)

Instead of realizing that picking a floss is an easy decision, I confuse the array of options and excess of information with importance, which then leads my brain to conclude that this decision is worth lots of time and attention. ❋ Jonah Lehrer (2011)

Gass - which rhymes with "floss" - has overhauled the identity of Seattle's Best, making it big and bold and completely separate from Starbucks. ❋ Unknown (2011)

While all these products are designed to cater to particular consumer niches, they end up duping the brain into believing that picking a floss is a high-stakes game, since it's so damn hard. ❋ Jonah Lehrer (2011)

And some farmers do cultivate milkweed for its soft, silky floss, which is used commercially as a hypoallergenic filler in pillows, comforters and jacket linings.

It's a bit thicker than normal dental floss, which is nice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

i fell in love with the dmc satin floss, which is rayon instead of the usual cotton. ❋ Amy (2008)

But seriously: "If you get the waxy kind of floss it's real tough," says ❋ Gwenda (2003)

I think plaque is something that dentists secretly put on our teeth so we will buy dental floss which is just high priced string so they can play golf on Fridays and everyone still gets paid for a day off, thanks to the floss scam. ❋ Unclebob (2001)

Wash-silk floss, India floss which is of linen but looks like silk, and ordinary darning flosses are all used for this work. ❋ The Butterick Publishing Co. (N/A)

October 26th, 2009 at 6:19 pm never heard cotton candy referred to as floss, but I don’t like cotton candy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Only that peachy floss which is the velvet of the finest human skin, but which Japanese taste removes. ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)

They are succeeded by large oblong pods, in which the black polished seeds are deeply embedded in the floss which is so much prized by the natives. ❋ James Emerson Tennent (1836)

You can tell that it's [Flossin'] [Season] everywhere! ([Juvenile], "Flossin' Season") ❋ Pimp C (2003)

You better quit yo [flossin'] before i bust you so hard in [the teeth] you'll be flossin' with a [tow rope]. ❋ Nick D (2003)

once he [got] [the new] f50, he couldn't [help] but floss. ❋ Stevo (2004)

Me: Kid [thats a nice] cell...does it work? kid: Nah im just [flossin]! me: [Thought so]! ❋ Kow_heman (2005)

[please] dont floss u a [fake] [homeboy] ❋ AC (2003)

Every morning and every night I floss my [teeth] to [prevent] [gum disease]. ❋ Whitey McCracka (2005)

[hey girl]! you're ass is [nasty]; [we don't] want to see any of your floss! ❋ Lauren (2003)

[mom]:did you floss today [rest] of [family]:no why ❋ Random User 2 (2020)

"[Yo man], how was your [night]?" "Shit was [bogus] until she let me floss her." ❋ Papa Swagg Daddy (2011)

1) Girl, you can see your floss REAL bad. Pull your pants up. 2) I used floss this morning after I [brushed]. 3) My grandma used pink floss to embroider this pillow 4) There was a thick floss covering the cotton plant. 5) The [silkworm] floss was used to make a pair of [silk] boxers. ❋ Ashley (2003)

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