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Meanings of gum in English

Portuguese
gengiva
Catalan
geniva
Spanish
encía
Wikidata

The mucosal tissue that partly lies over the teeth in the mouth.

        gengiva
        Portuguese
        chiclete
        Catalan
        xiclet
        Spanish
        chicle
        Wikidata

        A sweetened flavoured preparation of chicle, made for chewing.

              chiclete
              Portuguese
              colas
              Catalan
              goma d'enganxar
              Spanish
              mucílago

              Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive.

                    colas
                    Spanish
                    goma
                    Catalan
                    goma

                    Sap or other resinous material associated with certain species of the plant kingdom.

                          goma
                          Usage of gum in English
                          1
                          A rate spike would also gum up the credit market in Japan.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Today we are inundated with sports drinks, chewing gum and grooming products.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Two drops of gum in the centre of the flower imitated dew.
                          L'Assommoir
                          4
                          The drift stuff was upwards of thirteen feet high in the gum-trees.
                          Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
                          5
                          I want you to ask Persson what kind of gum she chews.
                          Firewall
                          6
                          At five miles struck a gum creek in which we found water.
                          Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
                          7
                          Chewing gum is prohibited as are mobile phones in ring dealing areas.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          She was chewing gum and held a broom in her left hand.
                          The big bite
                          9
                          This was sprung on the tooth at the edge of the gum.
                          Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882
                          10
                          The ostrich has been seen feeding on the gum of the tholukh-tree.
                          Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years ...
                          11
                          I had been in the woods getting sweet-gum when I seen him.
                          Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
                          12
                          Proceeded across Bagot range to the gum water-hole; that is also dry.
                          Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
                          13
                          The gum-timber upon it was thick and vigorous-itcame from the north-westward.
                          Australia Twice Traversed / The Romance of Exploration, Being a ...
                          14
                          Here is a poignant photograph of an informational poster about gum health.
                          The Guardian
                          15
                          An ambassador importunes a sovereign government on behalf of the chewing-gum industry.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          A gum gave the following values for Z at the temperature stated:
                          Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
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