Definition of "floss"
- noun
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".
A small stream of water.
Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
- verb
To clean the area between the teeth using floss.
To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent.
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