"floss" meaning in Inglés

See floss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /flɔs/ [General-American], /flɑs/ [US] Audio: en-us-floss.ogg [US]
  1. Hilo dental
    Sense id: es-floss-en-noun-5yhqadUD
  2. Hilo de seda
    Sense id: es-floss-en-noun-onbGPcH3
  3. Fibras de seda o similar
    Sense id: es-floss-en-noun-IEKUHJ3j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /flɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /flɔs/ [General-American], /flɑs/ [US] Audio: en-us-floss.ogg [US]
  1. Usar hilo dental.
    Sense id: es-floss-en-verb-uOT3BDSS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        "Usar hilo dental."
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/flɔs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "cot–caught merger, Canadá"
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  "tags": [
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  ],
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        "Hilo de seda"
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    },
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      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flɔs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Usar hilo dental."
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    "EN:Sustantivos",
    "Inglés"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "Hilo dental"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Hilo de seda"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/flɒs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flɔs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/flɑs/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "cot–caught merger, Canadá"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "floss"
}

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