gum
Definitions
Noun
- A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
- The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
- Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
- Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
- Wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
- Any of various trees of the genera eucalyptus or liquidambar or nyssa that are sources of gum
Verb
- Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
- Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- Become sticky
- Exude or form gum
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "gum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | argument | 3 | 63 |
| 2 | arguments | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | gum | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | gums | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | gummy | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | legume | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | argumentation | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | gumption | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | argument's | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | argumentative | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | bergum | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | eggum | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gumaer | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | gumbel | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | gumbert | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | gumbi | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | gumbi's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | gumbiner | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | gumbinger | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | gumbo | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | gumbo-limbo | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | gumbs | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | gumi | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | gumina | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | gumm | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | gummed | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | gummi | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | gump | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | gump's | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | gumpert | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | gumport | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | gumpp | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | gumshoe | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | gumucio | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | gumz | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | integument | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | legumes | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | mangum | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | swiggum | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | tanguma | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "gum".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "gum" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "gum" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "gum" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 40
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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