dental floss
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- noun
- /ˈdɛntəl flɔs/
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hilo dental
- Using dental floss daily can help prevent cavities and gum disease.
- a piece of dental floss
- use dental floss
- waxed dental floss
So I go to Walgreens to get like some dental floss and some lipstick.
- So I go to Walgreens to get like some dental floss and some lipstick.
- You know, that's in dental floss in my mouth, right?
- We walked in and they took shoe strings, dental floss, tooth.
Examples
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I spend a lot of money on dental hygiene; there are toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, mouthwash, and dental visits.
Blog text (13) -
She even showed him how to slide the thin dental floss between each tooth.
Fiction book (1998) -
If you ever need anything-- dental floss, whatever-- you give me a call.
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- Is that dental floss?
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- This is dental floss.
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And I also have some dental floss in case some stuff it's all stuck in your grill.
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Mr. Clock pulls a piece of dental floss from a package strapped to his back.
Fiction book (1998) -
She pulls out a container of dental floss.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then there are the sundries like toothpaste and hair color, dental floss, and body wash.
Blog text (18) -
Once dough is shaped into a log, use a piece of plain, waxed dental floss for cutting dough into equal lengths.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
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A thin thread used to clean between teeth
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a thin thread used to clean between the teeth' is directly derivable from 'dental' (pertaining to teeth) combined with 'floss' (a thin thread for cleaning between teeth). This modifier+noun compound follows a transparent compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Dental floss comes from a simple image: dental means 'about the teeth' and floss is a soft thread used to pull out food stuck between teeth. So dental floss is 'a thin thread used to clean between the teeth'.