dental floss en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
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(colloquial, humorous, in similes, sometimes, uncountable, usually) Extremely skimpy clothing.
She was wearing a bikini top, but she may as well have been wearing dental floss, as the bikini top barely even covered her nipples and areolas.
2011, D. V. Bernard, How to Kill Your Boyfriend (in 10 Easy Steps) (page 64)[…] and watch them young girls walk by wearing dental floss for a bathing suit.
2013, Dr. Akeam A. Simmons, Grace and a Thug:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dental flosses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (78)
ja デンタルフロス (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · lv zobu diegs (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ko 치실 (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sw uzi wa meno (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nv wókʼiz naadǫ́zí (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · es seda dental (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · el οδοντικό νήμα (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · cy edau ddeintiol (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nv awókʼiz bee naʼnildizí (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sq fije dentare (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sl zobna nitka (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · mn шүдний утас (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · et hambaniit (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nan-hbl 齒線 /齿线 (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ru флосс (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · hi दंत-लोमक (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · mn ᠰᠢᠳᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠤᠲᠠᠰᠤ (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ja フロス (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · hy ատամի թել (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · hu fogselyem (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · fr fil dentaire (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · az diş sapı (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sk zubná niť (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ru зубна́я нить (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · kk тіс жібі (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · af tandevlos (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · mk за́бен ко́нец (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · mi miro niho (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · tg нахи дандон (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sh конац за зубе (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nb tanntråd (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ga flas fiacla (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · mt ħajta dentali (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ca fil dental (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sh zubni konac (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ko 플로스 (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · tk diş ýüpi (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · fa-ira نَخِ دَنْدان (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · bo སོ་སྐུད (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · el οδοντική μέταξα (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sv tandtråd (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ro ață dentară (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · el οδοντόνημα (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · de Zahnseide (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · fi hammaslanka (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · pl nić dentystyczna (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · cmn 牙線 /牙线 (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · be зубна́я ні́тка (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · cy edau ddanedd (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nl tandzijde (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · yue 牙線 /牙线 (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · bg коне́ц за зъ́би (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · lt dantų siūlas (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · it filo interdentale (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ky тиш жиби (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nv awókʼiz análdiłí (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · is tannþráður (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · es hilo dental/dentario/dentífrico (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ht fil dantè (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ka კბილის ძაფი (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · fa-ira نَخِ دَنْدون (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ug چىش يىپى (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · tr diş ipi (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · nn tanntråd (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · vi chỉ nha khoa (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · uz tish ipi (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · pt fio dental (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sh зубни конац (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · fr soie dentaire (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · th ไหมขัดฟัน (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ar خَيْط سِنِّيّ (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · uk зубна́ ни́тка (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · id benang gigi (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ar خَيْط أَسْنَان (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · cs zubní nit (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · ru ни́тка для чи́стки зубо́в (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · da tandtråd (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth) · sh konac za zube (cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth)