Meaning

10 senses

  1. (in the plural, often)The flesh around the teeth.

    Zahnfleisch

    десна́desná

    я́снаjásna

  2. (uncountable)A viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.

    gum arabic

    gum-oleo-resin

    Kautschuk

    камедьkamedʹ, смолаsmola

    камедьkamedʹ, ґлейglej

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

  3. (uncountable)Any viscous or sticky substance resembling the true gum.

    gum benzoin

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

  4. (uncountable)Chewing gum.

    a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

  5. (countable)A single piece of chewing gum.

    Do you have a gum to spare?

    Kaugummi

    жвачкаžvačka

    жуйкаžujka, гумкаhumka

  6. (South Africa, countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)A gummi candy.

  7. (Southern US, US, countable, dialectal, uncountable)A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.

  8. (Southern US, US, countable, dialectal, uncountable)A vessel or bin made from a hollow log.

  9. (US, countable, dialectal, uncountable)A rubber overshoe.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A gum tree.

Examples

155 sentences

  1. Your gums are in bad shape.

    Ваші ясна в поганому стані.

    ruВаши дёсны в плохом состоянии.

    deDein Zahnfleisch ist in schlechtem Zustand.

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  2. Do your gums bleed?

    У вас ясна кровоточать?

    ruУ тебя кровоточат дёсны?

    deHaben Sie Zahnfleischbluten?

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  3. Tom is chewing gum.

    Том жує жувальну гумку.

    ruТом жуёт жвачку.

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  4. Do you have any gum?

    У тебе є жувальна гумка?

    ruУ тебя нет жвачки?

    deHast du Kaugummis?

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  5. I'm chewing gum.

    Я жую гумку.

    ruЯ жую жвачку.

    deIch kaue Kaugummi.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
flesh around teeth:
sticky substance exuded by certain plants:
single piece of chewing gum:
Русский
By meaning 3
flesh around teeth:
sticky substance exuded by certain plants:
single piece of chewing gum:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
flesh around teeth:
sticky substance exuded by certain plants:
single piece of chewing gum:

Origin

From Middle English gom, gome, gomme, goome, gum, gume, gumme, from Old English gōma (“pal

From Middle English gom, gome, gomme, goome, gum, gume, gumme, from Old English gōma (“palate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, *gōmô (“palate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, yawn”).

From Middle English gomme, gumme, borrowed from Anglo-Norman gome, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”). Cognate with Spanish goma (“rubber”). Doublet of gumma.

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Forms

plural: gums

Synonyms

6 synonyms
gingiva
Close in meaning
  • the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth:gingiva
  • a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing:chewing gum
  • any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum:gum tree
  • wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum:gumwood
  • cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive:gluemucilage

Word family

115 related words
Relatedgummagummatousgummiferousgummitegummosegummosisgummositygummousgummy
Derivedchewing gumB1gumboilgum jobgumlessgummedgumshieldgum-tickleracacia gumarabic gumart gumbee gumbegumblack gumblue gumbubblegumcabbage gumcarob gumcider gumcow gumcushion gumdegumestergumflooded gumfloodgum

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gullygulpB2gumballgummygumption
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