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gum

Letters that make gum

g, m, u are letters that make 'gum'

Words within gum

GU are words within 'gum'

Anagrams of gum

mug is an anagram of 'gum'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of gum

gums is a word created by adding a letter to 'gum'

gum is a 3 letter word starting with g
gum is a 3 letter word ending with m

10 possible definitions for 'gum'

Gum as "the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth"

Under this definition, gum is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gingiva has the same meaning as gum

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of animal tissue.

gum as a part

'gum' can be a part of mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris.

Derivatives of gum

gum, mumble, gingival are derivatives of 'gum'.

Gum as "cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive"

Under this definition, gum is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

glue, mucilage have the same meaning as 'gum'

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of cement.

Types of gum

animal glue, casein glue, fish glue, marine glue are types of 'gum'.

Derivatives of gum

viscid, glue, paste, gum, gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscous are derivatives of 'gum'.

Gum as "any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants, they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying"

Under this definition, gum is a noun and has the following properties:

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of exudation, exudate.

Types of gum

gutta balata, carrageenan, liquidambar, sweet gum, red gum, eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, kino gum, tragacanth, guar gum, sterculia gum, karaya gum, frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, butea gum, butea kino, Bengal kino, gum kino, mesquite gum, ammoniac, conima, thus, kino, mucilage, lacquer, balata, gum ammoniac, carrageenin, dragon's blood, euphorbium, gum eurphorbium, galbanum, gum albanum, ghatti, ghatti gum, gum butea, agar, agar-agar, algin, alginic acid, cherry-tree gum, chicle, chicle gum, gum arabic, gum acacia, gutta-percha, opopanax, sangapenum, gum sangapenum are types of 'gum'.

Derivatives of gum

gum is a derivative of gum.

Gum as "exude or form gum"

Under this definition, gum is a verb and has the following properties:

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of exude, transude, ooze, exudate, ooze out.

Derivatives of gum

gum is a derivative of gum.

Example of gum used within this context

"these trees gum in the Spring"

Gum as "become sticky"

Under this definition, gum is a verb and has the following properties:

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of change.

Gum as "wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum"

Under this definition, gum is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gumwood has the same meaning as gum

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of wood.

Types of gum

sweet gum, red gum, hazelwood, satin walnut are types of 'gum'.

gum as a substance

'gum' can be a substance of gum tree, gum.

Gum as "any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum"

Under this definition, gum is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gum tree has the same meaning as gum

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of tree.

Types of gum

liquidambar, eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, tupelo, tupelo tree are types of 'gum'.

Substances of gum

gumwood, gum are substances of 'gum'.

Gum as "a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing"

Under this definition, gum is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

chewing gum has the same meaning as gum

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of sweet, confection.

Types of gum

gum ball, bubble gum are types of 'gum'.

Substances of gum

chicle, chicle gum are substances of 'gum'.

Gum as "grind with the gums, chew without teeth and with great difficulty"

Under this definition, gum is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mumble has the same meaning as gum

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of masticate, manducate, jaw, chew.

Derivatives of gum

gum, gingiva, mumbling, gumming are derivatives of 'gum'.

Gum as "cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum"

Under this definition, gum is a verb and has the following properties:

gum as a type

'gum' can be a type of put on, apply.

Derivatives of gum

gum, glue, mucilage are derivatives of 'gum'.

Example of gum used within this context

"if you gum the tape it is stronger"