"gums" 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

"gums" 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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