Antonyms for gum
gʌmgum

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1. • Animal Tissue
   • Apply
   • Cement
   • Change
   • Chew
   • Exudate
   • Exude
   • Sweet
   • Wood

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1. chewing gum, gumnoun

   a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

   Synonyms:
   gingiva, gum tree, mucilage, chewing gum, glue, gumwood

2. gingiva, gumnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   gingiva, gum tree, chewing gum, mucilage, gumwood, glue

3. gumnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   gingiva, gum tree, mucilage, gumwood, chewing gum, glue

4. glue, gum, mucilagenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   gingiva, gum tree, chewing gum, mucilage, gumwood, glue

5. gumwood, gumnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   gingiva, gum tree, chewing gum, mucilage, gumwood, glue

6. gum tree, gumverb

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

   Synonyms:
   gingiva, chewing gum, mucilage, gumwood, gum tree, glue

7. gumverb

   cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

   "if you gum the tape it is stronger"

   Synonyms:
   mumble

8. mumble, gumverb

   grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

   "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

   Synonyms:
   maunder, mussitate, mumble, mutter

9. gumverb

   become sticky

   Synonyms:
   mumble

10. gumverb

    exude or form gum

    "these trees gum in the Spring"

    Synonyms:
    mumble

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gum

   Synonyms:
   Acacia senegal

How to use gum in a sentence?

1. George Will:

   In the 1940s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line, wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets. A 1980s survey lists these top seven drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault. (Arson, gang warfare and venereal disease are also-rans.)

2. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.

3. Abigail Disney:

   Bob needs to understand that Disney CEO Bob Iger is an employee just the same as the people scrubbing gum off the sidewalk are employees, and they're entitled to the same dignity and human rights that Disney CEO Bob Iger is.

4. Keri Gans:

   Some people need something sweet at the end of each meal and will search for dessert. If they pop a piece of chewing gum, maybe it can do the trick.

5. Ted Cruz:

   Any time you're dealing with issues of security and civil liberties, you've got to balance them both, and I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. We can protect ourselves from terrorism and also protect our civil rights.

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