Gum ¹

Definition: The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.

Gum ²

Definition: To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See Gummer.

Gum ³

Definition: A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.

Gum ⁴

Definition: See Gum tree, below.

Gum ⁵

Definition: A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log.

Gum ⁶

Definition: A rubber overshoe.

Gum ⁷

Definition: To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.

Gum ⁸

Definition: To exude or from gum; to become gummy.

gum ⁹

Definition: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

gum ¹⁰

Definition: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

gum ¹¹

Definition: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

gum ¹²

Definition: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

gum ¹³

Definition: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

gum ¹⁴

Definition: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

gum ¹⁵

Definition: exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"

gum ¹⁶

Definition: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"