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- [flaws, flos]
- /flɔs, flɒs/
- /flɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flaws, flos]
- /flɔs, flɒs/
Definitions of floss word
- noun floss the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree. 1
- noun floss silk filaments with little or no twist, used in weaving as brocade or in embroidery. 1
- noun floss any silky, filamentous matter, as the silk of corn. 1
- noun floss dental floss. 1
- verb without object floss to use dental floss on the teeth. 1
- verb with object floss to clean (the teeth) with dental floss. 1
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Origin of floss
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; probably < French floche, as in soie floche floss silk, Old French flosche down, velvet pile (of uncertain origin)
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Parts of speech for Floss
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
floss popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
floss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for floss
noun floss
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- frippery — finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
- jazz — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- doodad — a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
- frill — a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
Antonyms for floss
noun floss
- plainness — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- smoothness — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
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