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nounwood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
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verbgrind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
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nounany of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
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nouna preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
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nounthe tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
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nouncement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesivetype of:
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nounany of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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verbbecome stickytype of:
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"if you gum the tape it is stronger"verbcover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
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"these trees gum in the Spring"verbexude or form gum
Definition that contains gum
- benjamin gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
- benzoin gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
- chicle gum-like substance from the sapodilla
- gum acacia gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
- asa dulcis gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
- chicle gum gum-like substance from the sapodilla
- gum arabic gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
- gum benjamin gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
- gum benzoin gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
- senegal gum gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river