flosses

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

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Noun
  • The shop carries a wide range of pieces spanning decades, including 1940s dresses and suits, 1930’s shoes, and 1950’s hats, alongside furs, men’s shirts, and rare one-off finds.
    Daily News, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The jury also heard about how Tex sold Diane's expensive clothes, shoes, hats, purses, and furs in an estate sale a little more than two months after her death and then a month after that, auctioned off her jewelry to the highest bidder.
    Lauren A. White, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Turn compost piles every two weeks.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Windscale’s two piles had been hastily built during the British atomic bomb project.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For older adults, naps may be a warning sign of underlying conditions or declining health, according to a new study.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Morning naps were linked to about a 30% increase in mortality risk, and each additional hour of daily napping was associated with about a 13% higher risk, the study found.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Flosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flosses. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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