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gum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gum tree |
| Type of | tree |
| Has types | eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree, liquidambar, eucalypt, tupelo, tupelo tree |
gum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chewing gum |
| Type of | confection, sweet |
| Has types | gum ball, bubble gum |
gum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gingiva |
| Type of | animal tissue |
gum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glue, mucilage |
| Type of | cement |
| Has types | animal glue, casein glue, fish glue, marine glue |
| Derivation | gummy |
gum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exudation, exudate |
| Has types | algin, alginic acid, ammoniac, balata, bengal kino, agar, agar-agar, butea gum, butea kino, carrageenan, carrageenin, cherry-tree gum, chicle, chicle gum, conima, dragon's blood, eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, euphorbium, frankincense, galbanum, ghatti, ghatti gum, guar gum, gum acacia, gum albanum, gum ammoniac, gum arabic, gum butea, gum eurphorbium, gum kino, gum olibanum, gum sangapenum, gutta-percha, gutta balata, karaya gum, kino, kino gum, lacquer, liquidambar, mesquite gum, mucilage, olibanum, opopanax, red gum, sangapenum, sterculia gum, sweet gum, thus, tragacanth |
Examples of gum
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This can be done by having him close his eyes and sniff peppermint gum or candy.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Forget the freebie smudged green designs you once got free with your bubbly gum.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
Mouthwash plays a fairly minor role in the prevention of plaque and gum disease.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Also, chewing gum helped me quit sticking food in my mouth when I wasn't hungry.
From the delawareonline.com
Does this chore sound about as fun as reading an entire textbook on gum disease?
From the denverpost.com
Every time your lady opens a piece of gum, she reads the thought written inside.
From the al.com
Flossing your teeth combats gum disease, another source of chronic inflammation.
From the time.com
To relieve his addiction and protect his health, he's been chewing nicotine gum.
From the theatlantic.com
Nicotine replacements come in patches, gum, lozenges, inhalers and nasal sprays.
From the latimes.com
- Chewing gum: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
- Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger"
- Gingiva: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
- Mumble: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
- Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
- Become sticky
- The gingiva (sing. and plur.: gingiva), or gums, consists of the mucosal tissue that lies over the alveolar bone.
- Gum is a sap or other resinous material associated with certain species of the plant kingdom. This material is often polysaccharide-based and most frequently is associated with woody plants, particularly under the bark or as a seed coating. ...
- Gum is a lunar crater that is located near the southeastern limb of the Moon, and is viewed nearly from the side from Earth. It lies along the western edge of the irregular Mare Australe, to the northeast of the crater Hamilton. ...
