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floss1 nounfloss2 verb flossfloss1 /flɒs $ flɑːs, flɒːs/ noun [uncountable]  floss1Origin: 1700-1800 Probably from Dutch vlos - As further proof of this there was a continuous drift of wind-blown spume shooting over us like blobs of candy floss.
- Ask your dentist or dental hygienist for advice on using floss.
- In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.
- Remember to change the filter floss weekly and the carbon every two months if the tank is fully stocked.
- Run it into two uplifts at opposite ends of the tank, and pack it with filter floss and carbon.
- Scones were her speciality and light as floss.
- Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.
► floss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more. ADJECTIVE► dental· In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.· Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.· I manoeuvre the dental floss into place in front of an aghast Lucker, and whip them away, as Laverne instructed.· The best way of gittin' them off is with dental floss. 1a type of thin thread that you use for cleaning between your teeth SYN dental floss2a type of thin thread that you use for sewingfloss1 nounfloss2 verb flossfloss2 verb [transitive]  VERB TABLEfloss |
Present | I, you, we, they | floss | | he, she, it | flosses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flossed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flossed | | he, she, it | has flossed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flossed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will floss | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flossed |
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Present | I | am flossing | | he, she, it | is flossing | | you, we, they | are flossing | Past | I, he, she, it | was flossing | | you, we, they | were flossing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flossing | | he, she, it | has been flossing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flossing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flossing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flossing |
- Do this for five minutes twice a day, then floss.
- He's trying to floss his teeth now.
► floss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more. to clean between your teeth using floss |