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11Gum — Gum, n. [OE. gome, AS. gama palate; akin Co G. gaumen, OHG. goumo, guomo, Icel. g?mr, Sw. gom; cf. Gr. ? to gape.] The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws. [1913 Webster] {Gum rash} (Med.), strophulus in …
12gum up — (something) to cause something to stop working well. Don t send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer. Related vocabulary: gum up the works Etymology: based on the idea of getting gum (= a sticky substance) in a… …
13Gum — Gum, v. i. To exude or form gum; to become gummy. [1913 Webster] …
14Gum|bo — gum|bo1 «GUHM boh», noun, plural bos. 1. a soup usually made of chicken and rice and thickened with okra pods. 2. the okra plant. 3. its sticky pods. 4. a kind of soil that contains much silt and becomes very sticky when wet; gumbo mud. It is… …
15gum|bo — gum|bo1 «GUHM boh», noun, plural bos. 1. a soup usually made of chicken and rice and thickened with okra pods. 2. the okra plant. 3. its sticky pods. 4. a kind of soil that contains much silt and becomes very sticky when wet; gumbo mud. It is… …
16gum|ma — «GUHM uh», noun, plural gum|mas, gum|ma|ta «GUHM uh tuh». a tumor with gumlike contents, produced by syphilis. ╂[< New Latin gumma < Latin gummi gum1] …
17Gum — Gum, v. t. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See {Gummer}. [1913 Webster] …
18gum — ● gum nom masculin (anglais gum) Bois dur de Liquidambar styraciflua, arbre des États Unis, très apprécié en menuiserie …
19Gum [1] — Gum, in Algier eine Art Lehnsreiterei …
20Gum [2] — Gum u. Gumitsch, zwei Flußarme im Kaukasus, welche nach ihrer Vereinigung den Namen Kuma führen …
