I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dental floss
floss your teeth (= clean between your teeth using dental floss )
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My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dental
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In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.
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Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.
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I manoeuvre the dental floss into place in front of an aghast Lucker, and whip them away, as Laverne instructed.
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The best way of gittin' them off is with dental floss .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As further proof of this there was a continuous drift of wind-blown spume shooting over us like blobs of candy floss .
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Ask your dentist or dental hygienist for advice on using floss .
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In the bathroom she slid dental floss in and out between her teeth.
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Remember to change the filter floss weekly and the carbon every two months if the tank is fully stocked.
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Run it into two uplifts at opposite ends of the tank, and pack it with filter floss and carbon.
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Scones were her speciality and light as floss .
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Use dental floss to sew buttons on to heavy fabric such as coats.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Do this for five minutes twice a day, then floss .
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He's trying to floss his teeth now.