nounπShare(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth."My gums bled a little after I flossed my teeth. "anatomyphysiologybodymedicineorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal."The elderly dog, having lost most of its teeth, gums its soft food gently. "bodyphysiologyanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.""The saw was cutting poorly, so the lumberjack had to gum the teeth to make it more efficient again." "technicalworkmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants."The tree trunk was covered in hardened gums that oozed out when it was injured. "substanceplantmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants."The tree sap was a sticky gum, clinging to the boy's shirt after he climbed it. "substancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareChewing gum."The store sells many different flavors of gums. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA single piece of chewing gum."Do you have a gum to spare?"foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(often in the plural) A gummi candy."My little sister loves to eat colorful gums shaped like bears after finishing her homework. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive."The old farmer still kept bees in gums he had carved out of fallen gum trees, a practice passed down from his grandfather. "agricultureanimalinsectnaturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA vessel or bin made from a hollow log."The family used the old log gums to store firewood. "utensilmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rubber overshoe.""My dad always wears his gums when he shovels snow so his shoes don't get wet." "wearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA gum tree."We saw several tall gums along the road to the campsite. "plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to."The carpenter gums the wood pieces together before assembling the table. "materialsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stiffen with glue or gum."The spilled juice gums the pages of my notebook together. "materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence."He gummed the construction paper stars together with so much glue that they barely resembled a cohesive mobile. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process."That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."functionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading