Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "floss" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

dentist

Coordinate Terms

FOSS OSS

Derived Terms

ass floss butt floss candy floss dental floss fairy floss floss hole floss pick floss silk flossable flosser flossible flosslike flossy meat floss pork floss refloss unflossed

Etymologically Related To

fleece

Context

african american vernacular english british free software movement uk

Prerequisites

get length of floss

Has Property

wound up in dispenser

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

clean cleanse thread yarn

Type Of (IsA)

thread

Manner Of

cleanse

Not Has Property

waxed

Related Terms

body clean cob corn cotton candy dance dental floss earth feather fluid fortnite furnace glass iron ostrich oxide puddling show off silk spun strands stream teeth thread victory vitrification water wound

Synonym Network

dental floss

Used For

clean teeth

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.