flosh
UK/flɒʃ/US/flɔʃ/
flosh is the alternative form of floss.
Meaning of floss
Noun
floss (countable and uncountable, plural flosses)
- A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
- Raw silk fibres.
- The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
- Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.
- embroidery floss
- Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
- A body feather of an ostrich.
- Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.
Noun (1)
flosh (plural floshes)
Noun (2)
flosh (plural floshes)
Forms of flosh
| plural | floshes |
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Origin of flosh
Compare German Flösse (“trough in which tin ore is washed”).
Middle English flosche; see flush (“marsh, pool”) and flash (“(marshy) pool”) for more.
Questions about flosh
- What does flosh mean?
- Flosh means a hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed to be stamped.
- What is flosh the alternative form of?
- Flosh is the alternative form of floss.
- What part of speech is flosh?
- Flosh is a noun.
- How do you pronounce flosh?
- Flosh is pronounced /flɒʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flosh?
- The plural of flosh is floshes.
Words near flosh in the dictionary
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