Definition of gum

"gum" in the noun sense

1. chewing gum, gum

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

2. gingiva, gum

the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

3. gum

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

4. glue, gum, mucilage

cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

5. gumwood, gum

wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

6. gum tree, gum

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

"gum" in the verb sense

1. gum

cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

"if you gum the tape it is stronger"

2. mumble, gum

grind with the gums chew without teeth and with great difficulty

"the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

3. gum

become sticky

4. gum

exude or form gum

"these trees gum in the Spring"

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Quotations for gum

I sit where the leaves of the maple and the gnarled and knotted gum are circling and drifting around me. [ Alice Cary ]

gum in Scrabble®

The word gum is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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gum in Words With Friends™

The word gum is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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Words within the letters of gum

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3 letter words in gum (Anagrams) (2 words)

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