gum

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/ɡʌm/ English

Definitions

noun

(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.

verb

To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

noun

Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.
Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.
Chewing gum.
A single piece of chewing gum.“Do you have a gum to spare?”

verb

(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
To stiffen with glue or gum.
(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.“That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.”

Related words

Synonyms

gingiva mucilage chewing gum glue mumble gumwood gum tree xanthan chewing chewer plastic rubber pitch gas tragacanth cistus

Associated

chicle guar xylitol fleer copal eucalyptus spearmint eucalypt gums mastic

Rhymes

thrum glum bum succumb hum humdrum outcome overcome plumb numb

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