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Noun
S:
(n)
chewing gum
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gum
(a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
S:
(n)
gingiva
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gum
(the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
S:
(n)
gum
(any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
S:
(n)
glue
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gum
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mucilage
(cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)
S:
(n)
gumwood
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gum
(wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum)
S:
(n)
gum tree
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gum
(any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum)
Verb
S:
(v)
gum
(cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum)
"if you gum the tape it is stronger"
S:
(v)
mumble
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gum
(grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty)
"the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
S:
(v)
gum
(become sticky)
S:
(v)
gum
(exude or form gum)
"these trees gum in the Spring"