Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gum | Yes | No | Yes | No |
red gum | Yes | No | No | No |
gum (noun) | red gum (noun) |
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the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth | red gum tree of Tasmania |
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing | very large red gum tree |
any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum | a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap |
wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum | reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture |
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying | reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |
gum (verb) | red gum (verb) |
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exude or form gum | |
become sticky | |
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty | |
cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum |