noun Download 🔗Share (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth. Examples : "My grandma's gum is a bit sore from all the chewing she does. " anatomy body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal. Examples : "My grandfather gums his hard candy slowly, enjoying the sweet taste. " animal physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer. Examples : "The old carpenter had to gum the saw blade to make it cut properly again after years of use. " technical work machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants. Examples : "The tree trunk was covered in a thick, sticky gum that smelled faintly of pine. " substance material plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants. Examples : "The tree trunk was covered in a thick, amber gum that oozed from a wound in the bark. " substance material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Chewing gum. Examples : "My brother loves chewing gum. " food material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single piece of chewing gum. Examples : "Do you have a gum to spare?" food item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (often in the plural) A gummi candy. Examples : "My sister bought a big bag of colorful gum for the school party. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive. Examples : "The beekeeper used a simple gum to store the honey he collected. " agriculture animal building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vessel or bin made from a hollow log. Examples : "The old-fashioned gum held the family's potatoes for the winter harvest. " utensil material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rubber overshoe. Examples : "My little brother wore a pair of bright yellow gum overshoes to school today. " wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gum tree. Examples : "The koala slept peacefully in the shade of the tall gum. " plant nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to. Examples : "The carpenter carefully gummed the wood pieces together before clamping them. " material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stiffen with glue or gum. Examples : "The carpenter used wood glue to gum the edges of the wooden planks together. " material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence. Examples : "The student gummed together several pieces of paper to create a bigger poster for the science project. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process. Examples : "That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves." process function technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
