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# candyfloss

«candyfloss» in Mova's school dictionary: **a fluffy pink or white sweet made of spun sugar, wound…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (candyfloss, uncountable; a candyfloss = one portion, informal)

### meaning for a pupil

(UK, Ireland, Australia) Candyfloss is a fluffy pink or white sweet made of spun sugar, wound onto a stick, sold at fairs and the seaside. In the USA it is called cotton candy; in Australia also fairy floss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life children eat candyfloss at fairs, circuses and the seaside. In science, it shows sugar melted and spun into thin threads that cool and set. Teachers mention it when talking about sugar and teeth.

### examples

- We bought candyfloss at the fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#x1)
- My candyfloss was bigger than my head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#x2)
- Candyfloss melts as soon as it touches your tongue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#x3)
- In the USA they call it cotton candy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#x4)
- Too much candyfloss is bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#x5)
- Her hair looked like pink candyfloss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/#x6)

### note

British word. US: «cotton candy». Australia: «fairy floss». Sometimes written as two words: «candy floss». Mostly air and sugar.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «candyfloss» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candyfloss/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.