floss

1. (countable, uncountable)A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

   a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth

2. (countable, uncountable)Raw silk fibres.

   Rohseide, Seidenfaser

3. (countable, uncountable)The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.

   Maiskolbenfaser

4. (countable, uncountable)Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.

   embroidery floss

5. (UK, countable, uncountable)Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".

   Zuckerwatte

   са́харная ва́таsáxarnaja váta

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).

1. I floss my teeth every day.

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2. Tom flosses his teeth several times a week.

   ruТом чистит зубы ниткой несколько раз в неделю.

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3. Tom flosses his teeth at least once a day.

   ruТом хотя бы раз в день чистит зубы ниткой.

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4. Tom flosses his teeth at least once a week.

   ruТом хотя бы раз в неделю чистит зубы специальной нитью.

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5. Tom flosses his teeth at least three times a week.

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