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Noun: gum gúm- A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
- chewing gum - The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
- gingiva - Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
- Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
- glue, mucilage - Wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
- gumwood - Any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
- gum tree
Verb: gum (gummed,gumming) gúm- Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
"if you gum the tape it is stronger" - Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- mumble - Become sticky
- Exude or form gum
"these trees gum in the Spring"
Derived forms: gummed, gums, gumming See also: gumming, gummy Type of: animal tissue, apply, cement, change, chew, confection, exudate, exudation, exude, jaw, manducate, masticate, ooze, ooze out, put on, sweet, transude, tree, wood Part of: mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris Encyclopedia: Gum |