noun🔗ShareEncías(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth."My grandma's gum is a bit sore from all the chewing she does. "Las encías de mi abuela están un poco doloridas por toda la masticación que hace.anatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMasticarTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal."My grandfather gums his hard candy slowly, enjoying the sweet taste. "Mi abuelo mastica lentamente sus caramelos duros, disfrutando del dulce sabor.animalphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnsancharTo deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer."The old carpenter had to gum the saw blade to make it cut properly again after years of use. "El viejo carpintero tuvo que ensanchar la hoja de sierra para que volviera a cortar correctamente después de años de uso.technicalworkmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGoma, resinaAny of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants."The tree trunk was covered in a thick, sticky gum that smelled faintly of pine. "El tronco del árbol estaba cubierto de una goma espesa y pegajosa que olía ligeramente a pino.substancematerialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGoma, resinaAny viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants."The tree trunk was covered in a thick, amber gum that oozed from a wound in the bark. "El tronco del árbol estaba cubierto de una goma ámbar espesa que rezumaba de una herida en la corteza.substancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChicleChewing gum."My brother loves chewing gum. "A mi hermano le encanta el chicle.foodmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn chicleA single piece of chewing gum."Do you have a gum to spare?"¿Tienes un chicle para darme?fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGomitas(often in the plural) A gummi candy."My sister bought a big bag of colorful gum for the school party. "Mi hermana compró una bolsa grande de gomitas coloridas para la fiesta de la escuela.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna colmena hecha de una sección de un tronco hueco de eucaliptoA hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive."The beekeeper used a simple gum to store the honey he collected. "El apicultor usó una colmena simple para almacenar la miel que recolectó.agricultureanimalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRecipiente o depósito hecho de un tronco huecoA vessel or bin made from a hollow log."The old-fashioned gum held the family's potatoes for the winter harvest. "El recipiente anticuado hecho de un tronco hueco contenía las patatas de la familia para la cosecha de invierno.utensilmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBota de gomaA rubber overshoe."My little brother wore a pair of bright yellow gum overshoes to school today. "Mi hermanito usó hoy un par de botas de goma amarillas brillantes para ir a la escuela.wearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEucaliptoA gum tree."The koala slept peacefully in the shade of the tall gum. "El koala dormía plácidamente a la sombra del alto eucalipto.plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePegar, encolar(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to."The carpenter carefully gummed the wood pieces together before clamping them. "El carpintero pegó cuidadosamente las piezas de madera antes de sujetarlas con una abrazadera.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngomar, pegarTo stiffen with glue or gum."The carpenter used wood glue to gum the edges of the wooden planks together. "El carpintero usó pegamento para madera para pegar los bordes de las tablas de madera.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePegar, unir torpemente(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence."The student gummed together several pieces of paper to create a bigger poster for the science project. "El estudiante pegó varios trozos de papel para crear un póster más grande para el proyecto de ciencias.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImpedir, obstaculizar(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process."That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."Ese aceite barato impedirá el funcionamiento de las válvulas del motor.processfunctiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
