· a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

Synonym(s): chewing_gum

Hypernym(s): sweet, confection

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

Synonym(s): gingiva

Hypernym(s): animal_tissue

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

Hypernym(s): exudate, exudation

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

Synonym(s): glue, mucilage

Hypernym(s): cement

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

Synonym(s): gumwood

Hypernym(s): wood

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

Synonym(s): gum_tree

Hypernym(s): tree

· cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger"

Hypernym(s): put_on, apply

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

Synonym(s): mumble

Hypernym(s): chew, masticate, manducate, jaw

· become sticky

Hypernym(s): change

· exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"

Hypernym(s): exude, exudate, transude, ooze_out, ooze