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31gum — {{11}}gum (n.1) resin, c.1300, from O.Fr. gome (medicinal) gum, resin, from L.L. gumma, from L. gummi, from Gk. kommi gum, from Egyptian kemai. As a shortened form of chewing gum, first attested 1842 in Amer.Eng. The gum tree (1670s) was so… …
32gum — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gome, from Old English gōma palate; akin to Old High German guomo palate, and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss Date: before 12th century the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of… …
33gum — gum1 [ gʌm ] noun * ▸ 1 part of mouth ▸ 2 chewing gum ▸ 3 substance from trees ▸ 4 eucalyptus tree ▸ 5 type of glue ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the firm pink flesh in your mouth that your teeth are attached to: Brushing regularly keeps your gums… …
34gum — I UK [ɡʌm] / US noun Word forms gum : singular gum plural gums * 1) [countable] the firm pink flesh in your mouth that your teeth are fixed into Brushing regularly keeps your gums healthy. gum disease 2) [uncountable] chewing gum a stick of gum… …
35gum — I [[t]gʌm[/t]] n. v. gummed, gum•ming 1) any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water 2) any of various similar exudations, as resin 3) pri a sticky,… …
36GUM — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …
37gum — gum1 [gʌm] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English goma] [Sense: 2 5; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gomme, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian qmy.t] [Sense: 6; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: God] 1.) [C usually plural] your gums are …
38gum — [[t]gʌ̱m[/t]] gums, gumming, gummed 1) N MASS Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time but do not swallow. → See also , chewing gum 2) N COUNT: usu pl Your gums are the areas of firm, pink flesh inside your… …
39gum up — verb stick together as if with gum the inside of the pipe has gummed up • Hypernyms: ↑clog, ↑choke off, ↑clog up, ↑back up, ↑congest, ↑choke, ↑foul …
40gum — 1. The dried exuded sap from a number of trees and shrubs, forming an amorphous brittle mass; it usually forms a mucilaginous solution in water and is often used as a suspending agent in liquid preparations of insoluble drugs. [L. gummi] 2.… …
