English dictionary
gum
/g/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
Synonyms chewing gumSource: WordNet 3.0
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the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Synonyms gingivaSource: WordNet 3.0
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any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Source: WordNet 3.0
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wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
Synonyms gumwoodSource: WordNet 3.0
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any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
Synonyms gum treeSource: WordNet 3.0
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The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.
Source: webster1913
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A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, <i>gum</i> arabic; <i>gum</i> tragacanth; the <i>gum</i> of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, <i>gum</i> copal and <i>gum</i> sandarac, which are really resins.
Source: webster1913
verb
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cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
ExamplesIf you gum the tape it is stronger.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
Synonyms mumbleSource: WordNet 3.0
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become sticky
Source: WordNet 3.0
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exude or form gum
ExamplesThese trees gum in the Spring.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See <u>Gummer</u>.
Source: webster1913
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To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.
Source: webster1913
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To exude or from gum; to become gummy.
Source: webster1913