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floss

[flaws, flos] / flɔs, flɒs /


NOUN
dental floss
Synonyms
NOUN
fluff
Synonyms






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The fabric pumpkins are then finished off with threaded floss and a fabric stem.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Is it possible the man is against not just fluoride but also toothbrushes and floss?

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

Combine that with her doing the floss dance in the outfit and she had viewers, fellow contestants and even RuPaul crying with laughter.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

They’re in makeup, dental floss and menstrual products.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

At Beatrice’s throat, hung from a length of dental floss, was a single pearl—one from Camilla’s necklace that had escaped being restrung.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck