floss
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The meaning (definition) of the word floss
a thin string used to clean between your teeth
The word floss used in a sentence
“Using floss helps keep your teeth clean and healthy.”
The plural of the word floss
flosses
How the word floss is said around the world
| French | fil dentaire (FEEL dahn-TEHR) |
| Spanish | hilo dental (EE-loh thayn-TAHL) |
| Mandarin | 牙线 (yah shyen) |
| Hindi | फ्लॉस (plaws) |
| Arabic | خيط تنظيف الأسنان (khahyt TAHN-theef ahls-NAHN) |
| Russian | зубная нить (zoob-NAH-yah nyeety) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fio dental (FEE-uu dayng-TAHL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fio dental (FEE-uu dayng-TOW) |
| Japanese | デンタルフロス (dayn-tah-ru-fu-ROH-su) |
| German | Zahnseide (TSAHN-zy-duh) |
| Urdu | فلاس (fuh-LAHS) |
| Punjabi | ਫਲਾਸ (puh-LAHS) |
| Korean | 치실 (CHI-sil) |
| Hebrew | חוט דנטלי |
| Greek | οδοντικό νήμα (oh-thoh-dee-KOH NEE-mah) |
| Dutch | flosdraad (flawzd-RAHT) |
| Tagalog | floss (flohs) |
| Vietnamese | chỉ nha khoa (chee nyah khwah) |
| Turkish | diş ipi (dish ee-PI) |
| Persian | نخ دندان (nahkh DAHN-dahn) |
| Polish | nić dentystyczna (neech dehn-tihs-TIH-chnah) |
| Ukrainian | нитка (NIT-kah) |
| Bengali | ফ্লস (flawsh) |
| Swedish | tandtråd (tahndt-ROHD) |
| Italian | filo interdentale (FEE-loh een-tayr-dayn-TAH-lay) |
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