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flosses

noun

plural of floss
as in furs
a soft airy substance or covering used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard

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  1. furs
  2. piles
  3. naps
Noun
  • Pony fur falls under an umbrella category of animal furs that accounted for $468,330 of Canadian exports to the United States last year, according to US trade data.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Chandeliers hang from sandstone ceilings while jewel-tone wallpaper, furs, and velvet warm things up.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of furs
Noun
  • Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some T-shirts and hats were handed out, but players only briefly put them on before adding them to the piles some of them have at home.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • This oversized, best-selling sectional has deep seating and a chaise that gives you plenty of space to kick back for movie nights and afternoon naps.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The swing should only be used for short naps and never for overnight sleeping.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of naps
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