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floss

UK
/flɒs/
US
/flɑs/

Translations

flossnoun
flosses
pl
fil dentaire
She uses dental floss every night to maintain her oral hygiene.
Elle utilise du fil dentaire tous les soirs pour maintenir son hygiène bucco-dentaire.
duvetPour une masse légère et cotonneuse de filaments ou de fibres.
The pods split open, releasing silky floss that drifted away on the wind.
Les gousses se sont ouvertes en libérant un duvet soyeux qui s'est dispersé dans le vent.
Additional translations
flossAnglicisme courant pour la danse.
soie à broderEn couture et en broderie.
Synonyms
string
dental floss
cord
thread
flossverb
flossed
Past Simple
flossed
Past Participle
flossing
Gerund
UK
/flɒs/
US
/flɑs/
frimerFamilier, pour se vanter ou faire étalage de quelque chose.
He loves to floss his new car whenever he gets the chance.
Il adore frimer avec sa nouvelle voiture dès qu'il en a l'occasion.
passer le fil dentaire
She flosses her teeth every night before bed to maintain good oral hygiene.
Elle passe le fil dentaire sur ses dents tous les soirs avant de se coucher pour maintenir une bonne hygiène bucco-dentaire.
Additional translations
faire le flossPour la danse du floss.
Synonyms
polish
finesse
purify
scrape
clean
flossadjective
UK
/flɒs/
US
/flɑs/
Used attributively to describe items related to dental floss or, in slang, something flashy or stylish.
tape-à-l'œilFamilier, pour un style voyant ou ostentatoire.
Those new sneakers are really floss.
Ces nouvelles baskets sont vraiment tape-à-l'œil.
dentaireRelatif au fil dentaire ou au fait de passer le fil dentaire.
She keeps a floss container and floss picks in her travel kit.
Elle garde un étui dentaire et des cure-fils dans sa trousse de voyage.
Synonyms
flashy
ornate
showy
ostentatious
gaudy
flamboyant
pretentious
glitzy
garish
bold

Definitions

flossnoun
A soft thread used to clean between the teeth.
She uses dental floss every night to maintain her oral hygiene.
A type of soft, silky thread used in embroidery and sewing.
The embroidery on the pillow was done with colorful floss.
Any soft, fluffy mass of fine filaments or fibers such as the silky down of certain plants or the short woolly hair of animal coats.
The pods split open, releasing silky floss that drifted away on the wind.
A popular dance move in which the dancer swings the arms rapidly from back to front on each side of the body while the hips move in the opposite direction; the floss dance.
The crowd erupted when the mascot broke into the floss during halftime.
flossverb
To clean between the teeth using dental floss.
She flosses her teeth every night before bed to maintain good oral hygiene.
To show off or boast about something, often in a flashy or ostentatious manner.
He loves to floss his new car whenever he gets the chance.
To perform the floss dance.
The children were flossing to the beat of the music.
flossadjective
Relating to or used for dental floss or flossing.
She keeps a floss container and floss picks in her travel kit.
Slang. Flashy, stylish, or showy in appearance.
Those new sneakers are really floss.
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