floss

floss is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.
2. noun. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
3. noun. A small stream of water.
4. noun. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
5. noun. a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
6. noun. a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
7. verb. use dental floss to clean

   "floss your teeth after every meal"

Common word forms

flossed, flosser, flosses, flossing

Words from these letters

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