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   gum

   /ɡʌm/

   noun

   • 1. a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water, and from which adhesives and other products are made.
   • ▪ glue that is used for sticking paper or other light materials together.
   • ▪ a sticky secretion collecting in the corner of the eye.
   • 2. short for chewing gum or bubblegum
   • 3. a gum tree, especially a eucalyptus.
   • 4. short for kauri gum New Zealand
   • 5. another term for gumboot dated North American

   verb

   • 1. cover with gum or glue: "we gummed the photos on to our papers"
   • ▪ fasten with gum or glue: "the receipts are gummed into a special book"
   • ▪ clog up a mechanism and prevent it from working properly: "open and close the valves to make sure they don't get gummed up"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French gomme, based on Latin gummi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian kemai.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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