gum has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,food,botany
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

Synonyms

gingiva

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

The bristles are soft enough to massage the gums and not scratch the enamel .

Related terms

animal_tissue mouth

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[ noun ] (food) a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

Synonyms

chewing_gum

Used in print

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

The safe at Ingleside_District_Station stands next to the gum machine in a narrow passageway that leads to Captain_Harris 's office ( to the left ) , the lieutenant 's office ( farther along and to the left ) and the janitor 's supply_closet ( straight ahead ) .

Related terms

sweet bubble_gum gum_ball

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[ 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"

Related terms

chew gingiva

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[ noun ] cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Synonyms

glue mucilage

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[ noun ] wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

Synonyms

gumwood

Related terms

wood sweet_gum gum_tree

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[ verb ] exude or form gum

Examples

"these trees gum in the Spring"

Related terms

exude

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[ noun ] any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11380
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[ noun ] (botany) any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

Synonyms

gum_tree

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