Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gum | Yes | No | Yes | No |
apply | No | No | Yes | No |
gum (noun) | apply (noun) |
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the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth | |
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing | |
any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum | |
wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum | |
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 |
gum (verb) | apply (verb) |
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exude or form gum | ask (for something) |
become sticky | refer (a word or name) to a person or thing |
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose |
cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum | coat, cover or smear a surface with |
give or convey physically | |
avail oneself to | |
ensure observance of laws and rules | |
apply oneself to | |
be pertinent or relevant or applicable | |
be applicable to; as to an analysis |