floss

Thin thread used to remove food from between your teeth.

• I use floss every evening.
• The dentist gave me some dental floss.
• This floss slides easily between my teeth.

Similar words: dental floss

Common phrases: dental floss, use floss, waxed floss

A light, fluffy sweet made from thin threads of sugar.

• We shared some candy floss.
• Pink floss stuck to her fingers.
• The stall sells bags of freshly made candy floss.

Similar words: cotton candy, candy floss

Common phrases: candy floss, pink floss, sugar floss

A soft material made of several thin threads lying together without being tightly twisted.

• She bought red embroidery floss.
• Thread the needle with silk floss.
• Separate two strands from the cotton floss before stitching.

Similar words: thread

Common phrases: embroidery floss, silk floss, cotton floss

A soft feather from the body of an ostrich.

• A soft floss fell from the ostrich.
• The female bird’s flosses were grey.
• Black flosses covered the male’s body.

Common phrases: ostrich floss, soft floss

To clean between your teeth using a thin thread.

• I floss my teeth every night.
• She brushed and flossed before bed.
• Do you floss after eating?

Common phrases: floss your teeth, floss every day, brush and floss