单词	floss
释义	floss1 nounfloss2 verb flossfloss1 /flɒs $ flɑːs, flɒːs/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINfloss1 Origin: 1700-1800 Probably from Dutch vlos Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► floss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► 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 sewing floss1 nounfloss2 verb flossfloss2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE floss Simple Form 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 Continuous Form 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 Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Do this for five minutes twice a day, then floss. He's trying to floss his teeth now. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► 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
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