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gum

/ gum /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
Type of:
exudate exudation
Kinds of:
sweet gum liquidambar eucalyptus gum eucalyptus kino red gum
verb Sense 2
exude or form gum
"these trees gum in the Spring"
Type of:
exude exudate transude
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 3
the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Type of:
animal tissue
Has parts:
mouth oral cavity oral fissure
Derived:
mumble
noun Sense 4
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
Type of:
sweet confection confectionery
Kinds of:
gum ball bubble gum
noun Sense 5
any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
Type of:
tree
Kinds of:
liquidambar eucalyptus eucalypt eucalyptus tree tupelo
noun Sense 6
wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
Type of:
wood
Kinds of:
sweet gum satin walnut hazelwood red gum
Has parts:
gum tree
noun Sense 7
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Type of:
cement
Kinds of:
animal glue casein glue fish glue marine glue
Derived:
glue paste
verb Sense 8
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
"the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
Type of:
chew masticate manducate
Derived:
gingiva mumbling gumming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
3
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exudate exudation sweet gum liquidambar eucalyptus gum eucalyptus kino red gum exude transude animal tissue sweet confection