gum
/ɡʌm/
noun
- A sticky substance that comes from some trees and plants, used in making glue, candy, and other products.
- The artist used gum arabic to bind the paint pigments.
- Ancient people chewed tree gum as a kind of early candy.
- The tree's gum was collected and used to make natural glue.
- A sweet, chewy candy that you can blow bubbles with or chew for a long time.
- He always keeps a pack of gum in his backpack.
- She offered me a piece of mint gum after lunch.
- The child blew a huge bubble with her pink bubble gum.
- The firm pink flesh inside your mouth that surrounds the base of your teeth.
- His gum was sore where the tooth had been pulled.
- Brushing your teeth helps keep your gums healthy.
- The dentist said my gums looked a little inflamed.
- A type of tree that produces a sticky substance, especially eucalyptus or other trees in the myrtle family.
- The scent of gum trees filled the air after the rain.
- Koalas eat the leaves of certain gum trees.
- The gum tree stood tall in the Australian outback.
Synonyms
verb
- To apply or spread a sticky substance on something.
- They gummed the stamps onto the package.
- The child gummed the pieces of paper together for her art project.
- He gummed the envelope shut before mailing it.
- To cause something to become stuck or unable to move properly, often with a sticky substance.
- The rain gummed the pages of the book together.
- Too much syrup gummed the machine's moving parts.
- The old glue gummed up the gears of the toy.