Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gum

6 senses of gum

Sense 1
chewing gum, gum -- (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
       => sweet, confection -- (a food rich in sugar)

Sense 2
gingiva, gum -- (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
       => animal tissue -- (the tissue in the bodies of animals)

Sense 3
gum -- (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
       => exudate, exudation -- (a substance that oozes out from plant pores)

Sense 4
glue, gum, mucilage -- (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)
       => cement -- (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)

Sense 5
gumwood, gum -- (wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 6
gum tree, gum -- (any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gum

4 senses of gum

Sense 1
gum -- (cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger")
       => put on, apply -- (apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!")

Sense 2
mumble, gum -- (grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food")
       => chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")

Sense 3
gum -- (become sticky)
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 4
gum -- (exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring")
       => exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze -- (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores")