gum - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• gingiva
• gum

More generic

• animal tissue

Related

• mouth
• oral cavity
• oral fissure
• rima oris

Noun

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

Synonyms

• chewing gum
• gum

More generic

• confection
• sweet

More specific

• bubble gum
• gum ball

Related

• chicle
• chicle gum

Noun

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

Synonyms

• gum
• gum tree

More generic

• tree

More specific

• eucalypt
• eucalyptus
• eucalyptus tree
• liquidambar
• tupelo
• tupelo tree

Related

• gum
• gumwood

Noun

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

Synonyms

• gum
• gumwood

More generic

• wood

More specific

• hazelwood
• red gum
• satin walnut
• sweet gum

Related

• gum
• gum tree

Noun

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

Synonyms

• glue
• gum
• mucilage

More generic

• cement

More specific

• animal glue
• casein glue
• fish glue
• marine glue

Noun

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

Synonyms

• gum

More generic

• exudate
• exudation

More specific

• Bengal kino
• agar
• agar-agar
• algin
• alginic acid
• ammoniac
• balata
• butea gum
• butea kino
• carrageenan
• carrageenin
• cherry-tree gum
• chicle
• chicle gum
• conima
• dragon's blood
• eucalyptus gum
• eucalyptus kino
• euphorbium
• frankincense
• galbanum
• ghatti
• ghatti gum
• guar gum
• gum acacia
• gum albanum
• gum ammoniac
• gum arabic
• gum butea
• gum eurphorbium
• gum kino
• gum olibanum
• gum sangapenum
• gutta balata
• gutta-percha
• karaya gum
• kino
• kino gum
• lacquer
• liquidambar
• mesquite gum
• mucilage
• olibanum
• opopanax
• red gum
• sangapenum
• sterculia gum
• sweet gum
• thus
• tragacanth

Verb

exude or form gum

Synonyms

• gum

More generic

• exudate
• exude
• ooze
• ooze out
• transude

Verb

become sticky

Synonyms

• gum

More generic

• change

Verb

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

Synonyms

• gum
• mumble

More generic

• chew
• jaw
• manducate
• masticate

Verb

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

Synonyms

• gum

More generic

• apply
• put on

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