floss
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)Raw silk fibres.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
embroidery floss
- 5.
(British, countable, uncountable)Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)A body feather of an ostrich.
Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.
- 7.
(countable, uncountable)A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.
- 8.
(UK)A small stream of water.
- 9.
Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
- 10.
(Northern England, Scotland)The common rush (Juncus effusus).
Đồng nghĩa: common rush, soft rush
Động từ
verb- 1.
(ambitransitive)To clean the area between (the teeth) using floss.
I don't floss very often.
I floss my teeth twice a day.
- 2.
(slang)(slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent.
Đồng nghĩa: flamboast, high-side, stunt, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt, flex, floss, fluff one's feathers, gallery, high-side, let one's nuts hang, ostent, ostentate, preen, showboat, show away, show off, strut, strut one's stuff, stunt, swag it out, swagger, swank, three-sheet, venditate, yaya
- 3.
(intransitive)To perform the floss dance move.
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thumb|right|A woman spinning candy floss.: