English to English
noun
- a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
source: WordNet 3.0
- the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
source: WordNet 3.0
- any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
source: WordNet 3.0
- cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
source: WordNet 3.0
- wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
source: WordNet 3.0
- any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
source: WordNet 3.0
- The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.
source: Webster 1913
- A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
If you gum the tape it is stronger.
source: WordNet 3.0
- grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
The old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become sticky
source: WordNet 3.0
- exude or form gum
These trees gum in the Spring.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See Gummer.
source: Webster 1913
- To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.
source: Webster 1913
- To exude or from gum; to become gummy.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [gam] Goma; dagtâ ng isang urì ng punong kahoy
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
- [gam] Gilagid
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [gam] Gomahan; lagyan ng goma
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
