✅ Trim means to add decorative elements to something (I trimmed the dress with fur; We trimmed the tree).

✅ Adorn means to decorate something with ornaments such as flowers or gems (Her hair was adorned with flowers; We adorned the dull plant pot with stick-on gems).

✅ Adorn can also be a more general term (His poetry was adorned with beautiful imagery).

✅ Thread refers to a fine spun cord, made from any fiber, which can be used in sewing (I used silk thread in my embroidery).

✅ Floss refers to a gently spun cord that can be used in embroidery or sewing (Three strands of floss would be enough).

✅ Both of these terms refer to fine spun fiber, but floss can refer to any fine fibrous material, like fiber from the silk-cotton tree, corn silk, or dental floss (I bought more floss this morning; I picked the floss off the corn).

✅ Flowery describes something that is written in an ornate and pretentious way (He tried to fool us with a flowery speech).

✅ Florid describes something written in a pretentious, showy, and ornate way (I find her writing so florid).

✅ Both of these words refer to prose that is over-the-top.

✅ While both words are used negatively, flowery can occasionally be used in a more neutral way (Charming, flowery descriptions of village life).