cement vs gum

cement and gum both are nouns.

cement and gum both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cement	Yes	No	Yes	No
gum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gum is a hyponym of cement; that is, gum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cement:

cement: something that hardens to act as adhesive material
gum: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Other hyponyms of cement include glue, mucilage, putty, iron putty, red-lead putty, mastic.

cement (noun)	gum (noun)
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth	the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar	a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
something that hardens to act as adhesive material	any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement	wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth	any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

cement (verb)	gum (verb)
bind or join with or as if with cement	exude or form gum
make fast as if with cement	become sticky
cover or coat with cement	grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
	cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

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