plural of gum

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gum

plural of Gum

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

To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal. / (transitive) To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

(chiefly uncountable) Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.

(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to. / To stiffen with glue or gum. / (sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

Initialism of genitourinary medicine.

present participle of gum

The act of chewing without teeth. / (mining, historical) The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.