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gum

gum
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [guhm]
    • /gʌm/
    • /ɡʌm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guhm]
    • /gʌm/

Definitions of gum word

  • noun gum Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth. 1
  • verb with object gum to masticate (food) with the gums instead of teeth. 1
  • verb with object gum to shape or renew the teeth of (a saw), as by grinding. 1
  • verb without object gum to exude or form gum. 1
  • verb without object gum to become gummy. 1
  • verb without object gum to become clogged with a gummy substance. 1
See all 59 definitions of gum

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Origin of gum

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gomme < Old French < Vulgar Latin *gumma, for Latin gummi, cummi < Greek kómmi

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Gum

gum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

gum usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gum

noun gum

  • paste — copy and paste
  • wax — a fit of anger; rage.
  • amber — Amber is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery.
  • adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
  • plaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.

verb gum

  • stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
  • bond — A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
  • affix — If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing.
All 21 Synonyms of gum

Antonyms for gum

verb gum

  • unstick — to free, as one thing stuck to another.
Just one Antonym for gum

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