gum 1 (g m)n. 1. a. Any of various viscous substances that are exuded by certain plants and trees and dry into water-soluble, noncrystalline, brittle solids. b. A similar plant exudate, such as a resin. c. Any of various adhesives made from such exudates or other sticky substance. 2. A substance resembling the viscous substance exuded by certain plants, as in stickiness. 3. a. Any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus, Liquidambar, or Nyssa that are sources of gum. Also called gum tree. b. The wood of such a tree; gumwood. 4. Chewing gum. v. gummed, gum·ming, gums v.tr. To cover, smear, seal, fill, or fix in place with or as if with gum. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To exude or form gum. 2. To become sticky or clogged. gum up To ruin or bungle: gum up the works. [Middle English gomme, from Old French, from Late Latin gumma, variant of Latin gummi, cummi, from Greek kommi, perhaps from Egyptian  mj-t.] |
| gum 2 (gm) n. The firm connective tissue covered by mucous membrane that envelops the alveolar arches of the jaw and surrounds the bases of the teeth. Also called gingiva. tr.v. gummed, gum·ming, gums To chew (food) with toothless gums. [Middle English gome, from Old English g  ma, palate, jaw.] |
GUM
abbreviation for
(Medicine) genitourinary medicine
gum1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various sticky substances that exude from certain plants, hardening on exposure to air and dissolving or forming viscous masses in water
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various products, such as adhesives, that are made from such exudates
3. (Chemistry) any sticky substance used as an adhesive; mucilage; glue
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) NZ short for kauri gum
5. See chewing gum, bubble gum, and gumtree
6. (Cookery) Chiefly Brit a gumdrop
vb gums, gumming, gummed
1. to cover or become covered, clogged, or stiffened with or as if with gum
2. (tr) to stick together or in place with gum
3. (intr) to emit or form gum See also gum up
[from Old French gomme, from Latin gummi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian kemai]
gumless adj
gumlike adj
gum2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the fleshy tissue that covers the jawbones around the bases of the teeth Technical name gingiva Related adj gingival
[Old English gōma jaw; related to Old Norse gōmr, Middle High German gūme, Lithuanian gomurīs]
gum3
n
used in the mild oath by gum!
[euphemism for God]
| gum 1 (gm) Any of various sticky substances that are produced by certain plants and trees and dry into brittle solids soluble in water. Gums typically are colloidal mixtures of polysaccharides and mineral salts. |
| gum 2 (gm) See gingiva. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewingconfection, sweet - a food rich in sugar gum ball - a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar bubble gum - a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles chicle, chicle gum - gum-like substance from the sapodilla |
| 2. |  gum - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teethanimal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" | |
| 3. | gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying liquidambar, sweet gum - aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, red gum - reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis balata, gutta balata - when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls ammoniac, gum ammoniac - the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant carrageenan, carrageenin - a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae conima - a gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum dragon's blood - a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving euphorbium, gum eurphorbium - an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum, thus - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation galbanum, gum albanum - a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida ghatti, ghatti gum - an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic agar-agar, agar - a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods algin, alginic acid - a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier cherry-tree gum - exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic chicle, chicle gum - gum-like substance from the sapodilla guar gum - a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth gum acacia, gum arabic - gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals) gum kino, kino, kino gum - a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning mesquite gum - a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic mucilage - a gelatinous substance secreted by plants karaya gum, sterculia gum - exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics gutta-percha - a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables lacquer - a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish opopanax - an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines gum sangapenum, sangapenum - a variety of gum tragacanth - a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing | |
| 4. |  gum - cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesiveanimal glue - a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses casein glue - made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork fish glue - gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish marine glue - glue that is not water soluble cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material | |
| 5. | gum - wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum hazelwood, satin walnut, sweet gum, red gum - reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture gum tree, gum - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | |
| 6. |  gum - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gumliquidambar - any tree of the genus Liquidambar tupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | |
| Verb | 1. | gum - cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger" |
| 2. | gum - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" | |
| 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" | |
| 4. | gum - exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring" |
gum1
noun
verb
gum2 noun
Translations
gum1 [gʌm] N (Anat) → encía f
gum2 [gʌm]
gum3 [gʌm] EXCL by gum! → ¡caramba!
gum2 [gʌm]
A. N (gen) → goma f; (= glue) → goma f, pegamento m, cemento m (LAm) (also chewing gum) → chicle m; (= sweet) → pastilla f de caramelo
gum3 [gʌm] EXCL by gum! → ¡caramba!
gum:
gum:
gum1
gum2
gum3
gumboil
n → Zahnfleischabszess m
gumboot
n → Gummistiefel m
gumdrop
n → Weingummi m
gum:
gumshield
n → Zahnschutz m
gumshoe (US)
n
(sl: = detective) → Schnüffler(in) m(f) (inf)
vi (sl: = move stealthily) → schleichen
gumtree
n → Gummibaum m; (Austral) → Eukalyptusbaum m, → Eukalyptus m; to be up a gum (Brit inf) → aufgeschmissen sein (inf)
gum1
n (Anat) → Zahnfleisch nt no pl
gum2
n
(US inf) = gumshoe
gum3
n (dated inf) by gum! → Teufel noch mal! (dated sl)
gum1 [gʌm] n (Anat) → gengiva
gum1 [gʌm] n (Anat) → gengiva
gum2 [gʌm]
gum2 [gʌm]
gum1 [gʌm] n (Anat) → gengiva
gum2 [gʌm]
1. n (glue) → colla (also gum tree) → albero della gomma; (chewing gum) → gomma americana, chewing-gum m inv; (sweet) → caramella gommosa
2. vt (stick together) → incollare, ingommare (also gum down) (label) → attaccare, incollare
gummed label → etichetta adesiva
gummed label → etichetta adesiva
gum2 [gʌm]
1. n (glue) → colla (also gum tree) → albero della gomma; (chewing gum) → gomma americana, chewing-gum m inv; (sweet) → caramella gommosa
2. vt (stick together) → incollare, ingommare (also gum down) (label) → attaccare, incollare
gummed label → etichetta adesiva
gummed label → etichetta adesiva
n gum [gam]
(usually in plural) the firm flesh in which the teeth grow. tandvleis لُثَّه венец dáseň gumme; tandkød das Zahnfleisch ούλο encía ige(med) لثه ien gencive(s) मसूडा़, वर्त्स desni íny gusi tannhold gengiva 歯ぐき 잇몸 dantenos, dantų smegenys smaganas gusi tandvlees tannkjøtt dziąsło gengiva gingie десна ďasno dlesna desni tandkött เหงือก diş eti 牙齦 ясна مسوڑھا lợi 齿龈
n gumboil
a painful swelling in the gum. tandvleissweer, abses خُرّاج في اللثَّه подуване на венците otok dásně tandbyld das Zahngeschwür απόστημα στα ούλα flemón igememädanik آبسه لثه ientulehdus abcès à la gencive דָלֶקֶת בַּחֲנִיכַיִים मसूडा़, फोडा़ apsces na desnima fogínytályog pembengkakan gusi tannkÿli ascesso alle gengive 歯ぐきの潰瘍 치은 농양(膿瘍) fliusas, pūlinis dantenų uždegimas smaganu sastrutojums bisul gusi abces, zwerend tandvlees tannbyll fluksja abcesso abces al gingiei флюс absces na ďasne absces na dlesni otok desni tandböld รำมะนาด dişeti iltihabı 牙齦膿腫 флюс مسوڑھے پر پیدا ہو جانے والا دانہ sưng hoặc viêm lợi 齿龈脓肿
gum2
n gum [gam]
1 a sticky juice got from some trees and plants. gom مادَّة صمغيَّه смола smůla gummi der Gummi κόμμι goma kummi(vaik) صمغ pihka gomme שְרָף गोंद kaučuk (ragasztó)gumi getah trjákvoða gomma 樹脂 고무 sakai, derva sveķi damar gom kvae, harpiks, gummi żywica goma răşină камедь živica smola smola gummi ยางไม้ zamk 樹膠 камедь بعض درختوں کی چپچپی ریزش chất gôm 树胶
2 a glue We can stick these pictures into the book with gum. gom صِمْغ лепило lepidlo lim der Klebstoff κόλλα goma kleepkummi چسب liima colle דֶבֶק चिपचिपा पदार्थ ljepilo ragasztó(szer) lem lím colla にかわ 수지(樹脂), 아교 klijai līme gam lijm lim guma arabska cola lipici клей lepidlo lepilo lepak klister กาว zamk, tutkal 粘膠 клей گوند hồ 胶水
3 a type of sweet a fruit gum. lekker نوع من الحَلْوى ، أقراص للمَص дъвка gumový bonbón vingummi das Gummi καραμέλα cola närimiskomm سقز؛ انگم makeinen boule de gomme מַסטִיק एक तरह की मिठाई karamela gumicukor permen karet hlaup caramella gommosa ガムドロップ 단맛이 나는 것 ledinukas ledene gula-gula gam gom vingummi galaretka caramelo jeleu леденец gumený cukrík gumi bonbon žvaka vingummi ลูกกวาด sakız şekerleme 軟糖 льодяник ایک قسم کی مصنوعی مٹھائی kẹo gôm 橡皮糖
4 chewing-gum He chews gum when he is working. borrelgom عِلْك، لُبان дъвка žvýkačka tyggegummi der Kaugummi μαστίχα gominola närimiskumm آدامس purukumi gomme (à mâcher) מַסטִיק चेविंग गम guma za žvakanje rágógumi permen karet tyggigúmmí gomma (da masticare) チューインガム 껌 kramtomoji guma košļājamā gumija gula-gula getah kauwgom tyggegummi guma do żucia pastilha elástica gumă de mestecat жевательная резинка žuvačka žvečilni gumi žvakaća guma tuggummi หมากฝรั่ง sakız 口香糖 жувачка چوئنگم kẹo cao su 口香糖
v – past tense, past participle gummed –
to glue with gum I'll gum this bit on to the other one. gom, vasplak يُلْصِق залепвам slepit klistre kleben κολλώ pegar (con goma) kleepima چسباندن liimata coller לְהַדבִּיק गोंद से चिपकाना zalijepiti (meg)ragaszt merekatkan líma incollare ゴムのりではる 고무(질)를 바르다 priklijuoti, suklijuoti salīmēt lekatkan lijmen klebe fast przykleić colar a încleia склеивать zlepiť zlepiti prilepiti fästa, klistra fast (upp) ทากาว yapıştırmak, zamklamak (用粘膠)粘合 склеювати گوند سے چپکانا dán （用树胶）粘合
adj gummy
klewerige, taai صَمْغي، دَبِق، لَزِق лепкав lepkavý klæbrig; klistret gummiartig, klebrig κολλώδης pegajoso, viscoso kleepuv صمغ مانند tahmea gommeux דָבִיק चिपचिपा ljepljiv nyúlós, ragacsos bergetah gúmmíkenndur gommoso 粘着性の 점착성의 lipnus lipīgs lekit kleverig klebrig, gummiaktig, gummi- lepki viscoso cleios клейкий lepkavý smolnat lepljiv gummiliknande, som innehåller gummi เหนียว zamklı, yapışkan 膠粘的 клейкий; смолистий چپچپا dính 胶粘的
n gumminess
klewerigheid, taaiheid صَمْغِيَّه، كَوْن الشيء دَبِقاً лепкавост lepkavost klæbeevne die Klebrigkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. κολλώδες pegajosidad, viscosidad kleepuvus صمغ tahmaisuus viscosité דְבִיקוּת चिपचिपाहट ljepljivost nyúlósság, ragadósság kekentalan seigja gommosità 粘着性 점착성 lipnumas lipīgums kelekitan kleverigheid klebrighet lepkość viscosidade vâscozitate клейкость lepkavosť lepljivost lepljivost gummiaktighet ความเหนียว zamklılık, yapışkanlık 樹膠狀 клейкість; смолистість چپچپاہٹ sự dính 树胶状
gum → لثة pryskyřice tyggegummi Gummi κόμμι encía kumi gomme guma gomma 粘性ゴム 아교 gom gummi guma gengiva десна tuggummi เหงือก sakız gôm 齿龈
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