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flosser

flosser

1 2.8
A small plastic tool with floss for cleaning between teeth
  • noun
  • /ˈflɔsər/
  • US
translation icon : hilo dental
  • After every meal, I reach for my flosser to ensure no food particles are stuck between my teeth.
  • water flosser
  • whitening flosser

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Examples

  • Obviously I brush my teeth and I use a water flosser and I use this great, great mouthwash and toothpaste from Awaken which is strawberry flavoured and tastes heavenly.

  • I've tried putting the flosser like right in the sink and you know nothing works.

  • So to make things more fun, we introduced them to a Waterpik Flosser for Kids.

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  • Use the $10 off coupon for the Water Flosser for Kids, and $10 off for the Complete Care System.

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  • Some people say that using a water flosser is not as effective at removing plaque as say like string flossing is.

  • So, so these little flossers, these are the Oral-B flossers, which I buy them at Target.

  • It's, you know, easier to learn and and like all water flossers, if you know it's painless, unlike string, you know, which can cause you to bleed.

  • I mean, I have like the other stuff, you know, that like always comes in handy, the flossers and the toothpaste and the makeup wipes and the this.

  • I use a flosser every day to keep my teeth healthy and clean.

  • The dentist recommended that I incorporate a flosser into my daily oral hygiene routine.

Synonyms

dental floss
vsflosser
7 2.8

A thin thread used to clean between the teeth

is a small tool that uses that thread to clean between teeth
irrigator
vsflosser
1 4.2

A device that directs water to clean between teeth and along the gums

is a small tool that cleans using thread rather than a water stream

How Easy

irrigator
1 4.2
flosser
  • US
1 2.8
dental floss
7 2.8

Surface Forms

flosser singular
flossers plural

Morphology

flosser = floss (transparent) = floss + er

This is a regular noun formation meaning a tool or person associated with the action of flossing.

Etymology

Flosser is formed from floss ('soft thread for cleaning teeth') and the ending -er meaning 'a thing that does or has'. It names a small tool that holds or uses floss, so a flosser is a 'device for flossing' to clean between teeth.