DENTAL FLOSS

Meaning of DENTAL FLOSS in English

a soft, strong, waxed or unwaxed thread, usually made of nylon, for drawing between the teeth to remove food particles and prevent the buildup of plaque. Also called floss .

[ 1905-10, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DENTAL FLOSS — noun Date: 1910 a thread used to clean between the teeth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DENTAL FLOSS — noun : a flat waxed thread used to clean between the teeth
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DENTAL FLOSS — thread used to clean between the teeth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DENTAL FLOSS — Date: 1910 : a thread used to clean between the teeth
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DENTAL FLOSS — Function: noun Date: 1910 : a thread used to clean between the teeth
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DENTAL FLOSS — ■ noun a soft thread used to clean between the teeth.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DENTAL FLOSS — [dental floss] n (1910): a thread used to clean between the teeth
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DENTAL FLOSS — (also floss ) noun [ U ] a type of thread that is used for cleaning between the teeth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DENTAL FLOSS — ˌdental ˈfloss BrE AmE noun [uncountable] thin strong string that you use for cleaning between your teeth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DENTAL FLOSS — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth. N-UNCOUNT see also …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DENTAL FLOSS — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth. N-UNCOUNT see also …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DENTAL FLOSS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I manoeuvre the dental floss into place in front of an aghast Lucker, and whip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DENTAL FLOSS — нитка для чистки зубов, зубная нить вощеная нитка для чистки зубов
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DENTAL FLOSS — вощёная нитка для чистки зубов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DENTAL FLOSS — нитка для чистки зубов, зубная нить
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DENTAL FLOSS — вощёная нитка для чистки зубов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DENTAL FLOSS — вощёная нитка для чистки зубов
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DENTAL FLOSS — нитка для чистки зубов, зубная нить
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DENTAL FLOSS — нитка для чистки зубов, зубная нить
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DENTAL FLOSS — межзубная нить (для чистки межзубных промежутков)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
DENTAL FLOSS — нитка для чистки зубов, зубная нить вощеная нитка для чистки зубов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DENTAL — adj dental; also: [Phonet.] n [Phonet.] dental
Interlingua English vocab
FLOSS — lane de semes, lanuge
English interlingue dictionary
DENTAL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
FLOSS — I. noun see: fluid Date: 1759 1. soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery, dental ~ , fluffy …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLOSS — I. ˈfläs, ˈflȯs noun ( -es ) Etymology: from or akin to Dutch vlos; akin to Middle Low German vlūs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DENTAL — I. ˈdent ə l adjective Etymology: Latin dentalis, from dent-, dens tooth + -alis -al 1. : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOSS — (n.) A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male.
Английский словарь Webster
FLOSS — (n.) Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are …
Английский словарь Webster
FLOSS — (n.) A small stream of water.
Английский словарь Webster
FLOSS — (n.) Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
Английский словарь Webster
FLOSS — (n.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.
Английский словарь Webster
DENTAL — (a.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d …
Английский словарь Webster
DENTAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
Английский словарь Webster
DENTAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DENTAL — ( a. ) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOSS — — flosser , n. /flaws, flos/ , n. 1. the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree. 2. silk filaments …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DENTAL — — dentality , n. — dentally , adv. /den"tl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the teeth. 2. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOSS — v. clean one's teeth with dental floss
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLOSS — n. fiber from the silk-cotton tree; silk thread; something which resembles silky threads; dental thread
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLOSS — I. ˈfläs, ˈflȯs noun Etymology: probably modification of French floche soft, weak (of silk fiber), from Gascon, from Latin fluxus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DENTAL — I. ˈden-t ə l adjective Etymology: Latin dentalis, from dent-, dens Date: 1594 1. : of or relating to the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLOSS — noun a small stream of water. 2. floss ·noun untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. 3. floss ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
DENTAL — adj an articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. dental ·adj of or pertaining to the …
Webster English vocab
FLOSS — ■ noun 1》 the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. ↘untwisted silk fibres used in embroidery. ↘the silky down in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLOSS — [floss] n [prob. modif. of F floche soft, weak (of silk fiber), fr. Gascon, fr. L fluxus, lit., loose, flowing, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DENTAL — [den.tal] adj [L dentalis, fr. dent-, dens] (1594) 1: articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue against or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLOSS — floss, Floss BrE AmE flɒs AmE flɔːs flɑːs ▷ flossed flɒst AmE flɔːst flɑːst ▷ flosses ˈflɒs ɪz -əz AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DENTAL — dental BrE AmE ˈdent ə l AmE \ ˈden t̬ ə l ▷ dental|ly i ▷ dental|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLOSS — / flɒs; NAmE flɔːs; flɑːs/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. = dental floss 2. thin silk …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DENTAL — / ˈdentl; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with teeth : dental disease / care / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOSS — I. floss 1 /flɒs $ flɑːs, flɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Probably from Dutch vlos …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DENTAL — den ‧ tal /ˈdentl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: dentalis , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLOSS — n. & v. --n. 1 the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. 2 untwisted silk thread used in embroidery. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DENTAL — adj. 1 of the teeth; of or relating to dentistry. 2 Phonet. (of a consonant) produced with the tongue-tip against …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLOSS — n. & v. n. 1 the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. 2 untwisted silk thread used in embroidery. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DENTAL — adj. 1 of the teeth; of or relating to dentistry. 2 Phonet. (of a consonant) produced with the tongue-tip against …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLOSS — n. & v. --n. 1. the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon. 2 untwisted silk thread used in embroidery. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
DENTAL — adj.1 of the teeth; of or relating to dentistry. 2 Phonet. (of a consonant) produced with the tongue-tip against the …
Oxford English vocab
FLOSS — ( flosses, flossing, flossed) 1. You can use floss to refer to fine soft threads of some kind. Craft Resources …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DENTAL — Dental is used to describe things that relate to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth. You can …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOSS — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. You can use ~ to refer to fine soft threads of some kind. Craft Resources also …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DENTAL — Dental is used to describe things that relate to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth. You can …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FLOSS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dental floss floss your teeth (= clean between your teeth using dental floss ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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