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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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   Gum is a sticky substance that oozes out of a tree or another plant, and chewing gum is the stuff you blow bubbles with or stick under your desk. Yuck. Natural gum has many uses, including as a thickener in food products.

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   GUM definition: 1. the hard, pink part inside your mouth that your teeth grow out of: 2. a sweet substance that…. Learn more.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word gum in English. Find out the different types of gum, such as chewing gum, gum disease and gum tree.

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   Unlike the soft tissue linings of the lips and cheeks, most of the gums are tightly bound to the underlying bone which helps resist the friction of food passing over them. Thus when healthy, it presents an effective barrier to the barrage of periodontal insults to deeper tissue.

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   See synonyms for gum on Thesaurus.com noun any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.

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   1. Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time but do not swallow. [...] 2. See also bubble gum, chewing gum. 3. Your gums are the areas of firm, pink flesh inside your mouth, which your teeth grow out of. [...] More. Definitions of 'GUM' genitourinary medicine. [...] More. Image. © Karves, Shutterstock.

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   gum meaning, definition, what is gum: your gums are the two areas of firm pink...: Learn more.