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| 1. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth | |
| Synonyms: | gingiva | |
| Related terms: | animal_tissue mouth | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (food) a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing | |
| Synonyms: | chewing_gum | |
| Related terms: | sweet bubble_gum gum_ball | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (food) grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty | |
| Synonyms: | mumble | |
| Examples: | "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" |
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| Related terms: | chew gingiva | |
| 4. | [ noun ] cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive | |
| Synonyms: | glue mucilage | |
| Related terms: | cement casein_glue spirit_gum animal_glue marine_glue fish_glue glue | |
| 5. | [ noun ] wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum | |
| Synonyms: | gumwood | |
| Related terms: | wood sweet_gum gum_tree | |
| 6. | [ verb ] exude or form gum | |
| Examples: | "these trees gum in the Spring" |
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| Related terms: | exude | |
| 7. | [ noun ] any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying | |
| Related terms: | exudate ammoniac euphorbium carrageenin red_gum ghatti chicle guar_gum frankincense galbanum agar conima algin cherry-tree_gum dragon's_blood chewing_gum balata gum_arabic gum_butea kino mesquite_gum mucilage sterculia_gum gutta-percha lacquer opopanax sangapenum tragacanth sweet_gum | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11380 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum | |
| Synonyms: | gum_tree | |
| Related terms: | tree liquidambar tupelo eucalyptus gumwood | |
| Similar spelling: |
Gumm Guam gummy gumma guama gun Gunn Guin guan Guynn gunny Gunia Guion Guinn guano |
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