Definitions
1.NounA thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
2.NounRaw silk fibres.
3.NounThe fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
4.NounAny thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other."embroidery floss"
5.NounSpun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
6.NounA body feather of an ostrich."Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male."
7.NounA 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.VerbTo clean the area between (the teeth) using floss."I don't floss very often.; I floss my teeth twice a day."
9.VerbTo show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent.
10.VerbTo perform the floss dance move.
11.NounA small stream of water.
12.NounFluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
13.NounThe common rush (Juncus effusus).