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How to pronounce floss in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dental floss
Type of thread, yarn
Type Words
Type of thread, yarn
Derivation flossy
Type Words
Type of clean, cleanse


floss your teeth after every meal.

Examples of floss

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Savage gang warfare is intercut with candy floss and penny-in-the-slot machines.
From the economist.com
If you only want to brush and floss your teeth once a day, do it before bedtime.
From the marcandangel.com
Specialized plastic wands, or floss picks, have been produced to hold the floss.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Waxed floss is strong and slick, so cranberries and popcorn will slide on easily.
From the kansas.com
When the floss reaches the gum line, curve it into a C shape against one tooth.
From the cnn.com
For the bolder borders, we used all six strands of floss and a tapestry needle.
From the kansas.com
Tied to the line above Simien's jig was a floss-like piece of bobber-stop string.
From the kansas.com
You interviewed two inmates who tried to escape from a prison using dental floss.
From the nytimes.com
Auxetic dental floss would expand into the gaps between teeth when it was pulled.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
  • Use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"
  • Dental floss: a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
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  • (Flossing) Dental floss is either a bundle of thin nylon filaments or a plastic (Teflon or polyethylene) ribbon used to remove food and dental plaque from teeth. The floss is gently inserted between the teeth and scraped along the teeth sides, especially close to the gums. ...
  • A thread, used to clean the area between the teeth; silk fibres; the fibres covering a corn cob; 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"; To clean the area between the ...
  • (Flossing) (Embroideries) Stitching method used in c19th to encase the bones in their pockets.