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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GUM, n. The hard fleshy substance of the jaws which invests the teeth.
GUM, n. [L. gummi.] The mucilage of vegetables; a concrete juice which exudes through the bark of trees, and thickens on the surface. It is soluble in water, to which it gives a viscous and adhesive quality. It is insoluble in alcohol, and coagulates in weak acids. When dry, it is transparent and brittle, not easily pulverized, and of an insipid or slightly saccharine taste. Gum differs from resin in several particulars, but custom has inaccurately given the name of gum to several resins and gum-resins, as gum-copal. gum-sandarach, gum-ammoniac, and others. The true gums are gumarabic, gum-senegal, gum-tragacanth,and the gums of the peach, plum and cherry trees, etc.
Gum-elastic, or Elastic-gum, [caoutchouc,] is a singular substance, obtained from a tree in America by incision. It is a white juice, which, when dry, becomes very tough and elastic, and is used for bottles,surgical instruments, etc.
GUM, v.t. To smear with gum.
1. To unite by a viscous substance.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing [syn: chewing gum, gum]
2: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: gingiva, gum]
3: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
4: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: glue, gum, mucilage]
5: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum [syn: gumwood, gum]
6: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: gum tree, gum] v
1: cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger"
2: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" [syn: mumble, gum]
3: become sticky
4: exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English gome, from Old English g?ma palate; akin to Old High German guomo palate, and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss Date: before 12th century the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws; broadly the alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues II. transitive verb (gummed; gumming) Date: 1777 1. to enlarge gullets of (a saw) 2. to chew with the gums III. noun Etymology: Middle English gomme, from Middle French, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian qmyt Date: 14th century 1. a. any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying and are salts of complex organic acids — compare mucilage 1 b. any of various plant exudates (as an oleoresin or gum resin) 2. a substance or deposit resembling a plant gum (as in sticky or adhesive quality) 3. a. a tree (as a black gum) that yields gum b. Australian eucalyptus 4. the wood or lumber of a gum; especially that of the sweet gum 5. chewing gum IV. verb (gummed; gumming) Date: 1597 transitive verb to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum <gum up the works> intransitive verb 1. to exude or form gum 2. to become gummy • gummer noun

Britannica Concise

In botany, an adhesive substance of vegetable origin, mostly obtained as exudate from the bark of trees or shrubs belonging to the pea family. Gum arabic (from a species of acacia) is used in lithography. Gum tragacanth (from several shrub species in the genus Astragalus) is used as a coating and binding agent in pill manufacture, as an emulsifier in processed foods, and as a thickener in sauces. Some plant gums are used in the manufacture of cosmetics. Mucous membrane attached to and surrounding the necks of the teeth and the alveolar bone of the jaw. The edges of the gums around the teeth are free and extend into the spaces between the teeth. Fibers of the ligament that holds the teeth in their sockets enter the gum and hold it tightly against the teeth. Pink, speckled, and tough, healthy gums have limited sensitivity to pain, temperature, and pressure. Changes in color, loss of speckling, or abnormal sensitivity are early signs of gingivitis, in which pockets form between the gum and teeth and become infected, with inflammation, bleeding, and, in severe cases, loss of teeth. Largest department store in Russia. Situated in Moscow's Red Square, it occupies a huge, ornate building (constructed 1889-93) that once housed more than 1,000 shops. The name is an acronym for the Russian meaning "State Department Store." GUM now includes about 150 shops selling food, clothing, home appliances, watches and cameras, and many other goods. It functions more like a Western-style shopping mall than a department store and is a popular tourist attraction. In botany, an adhesive substance of vegetable origin, mostly obtained as exudate from the bark of trees or shrubs belonging to the pea family. Gum arabic (from a species of acacia) is used in lithography. Gum tragacanth (from several shrub species in the genus Astragalus) is used as a coating and binding agent in pill manufacture, as an emulsifier in processed foods, and as a thickener in sauces. Some plant gums are used in the manufacture of cosmetics. Mucous membrane attached to and surrounding the necks of the teeth and the alveolar bone of the jaw. The edges of the gums around the teeth are free and extend into the spaces between the teeth. Fibers of the ligament that holds the teeth in their sockets enter the gum and hold it tightly against the teeth. Pink, speckled, and tough, healthy gums have limited sensitivity to pain, temperature, and pressure. Changes in color, loss of speckling, or abnormal sensitivity are early signs of gingivitis, in which pockets form between the gum and teeth and become infected, with inflammation, bleeding, and, in severe cases, loss of teeth. Largest department store in Russia. Situated in Moscow's Red Square, it occupies a huge, ornate building (constructed 1889-93) that once housed more than 1,000 shops. The name is an acronym for the Russian meaning "State Department Store." GUM now includes about 150 shops selling food, clothing, home appliances, watches and cameras, and many other goods. It functions more like a Western-style shopping mall than a department store and is a popular tourist attraction. In botany, an adhesive substance of vegetable origin, mostly obtained as exudate from the bark of trees or shrubs belonging to the pea family. Gum arabic (from a species of acacia) is used in lithography. Gum tragacanth (from several shrub species in the genus Astragalus) is used as a coating and binding agent in pill manufacture, as an emulsifier in processed foods, and as a thickener in sauces. Some plant gums are used in the manufacture of cosmetics. Mucous membrane attached to and surrounding the necks of the teeth and the alveolar bone of the jaw. The edges of the gums around the teeth are free and extend into the spaces between the teeth. Fibers of the ligament that holds the teeth in their sockets enter the gum and hold it tightly against the teeth. Pink, speckled, and tough, healthy gums have limited sensitivity to pain, temperature, and pressure. Changes in color, loss of speckling, or abnormal sensitivity are early signs of gingivitis, in which pockets form between the gum and teeth and become infected, with inflammation, bleeding, and, in severe cases, loss of teeth. Largest department store in Russia. Situated in Moscow's Red Square, it occupies a huge, ornate building (constructed 1889-93) that once housed more than 1,000 shops. The name is an acronym for the Russian meaning "State Department Store." GUM now includes about 150 shops selling food, clothing, home appliances, watches and cameras, and many other goods. It functions more like a Western-style shopping mall than a department store and is a popular tourist attraction.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water (cf. RESIN). b an adhesive substance made from this. 2 US chewing gum. 3 = GUMDROP. 4 = gum arabic. 5 = gum-tree. 6 a secretion collecting in the corner of the eye. 7 US = GUMBOOT. --v. (gummed, gumming) 1 tr. smear or cover with gum. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by down, together, etc.) fasten with gum. 3 intr. exude gum. Phrases and idioms: gum arabic a gum exuded by some kinds of acacia and used as glue and in incense. gum benjamin benzoin. gum dragon tragacanth. gum juniper sandarac. gum resin a vegetable secretion of resin mixed with gum, e.g. gamboge. gum-tree a tree exuding gum, esp. a eucalyptus. gum up 1 (of a mechanism etc.) become clogged or obstructed with stickiness. 2 colloq. interfere with the smooth running of (gum up the works). up a gum-tree colloq. in great difficulties. Etymology: ME f. OF gomme ult. f. L gummi, cummi f. Gk kommi f. Egypt. kemai 2. n. (usu. in pl.) the firm flesh around the roots of the teeth. Phrases and idioms: gum-shield a pad protecting a boxer's teeth and gums. Etymology: OE goma rel. to OHG guomo, ON gómr roof or floor of the mouth 3. n. colloq. (in oaths) God (by gum!). Etymology: corrupt. of God

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kauri resin Kauri resin, gum gum, or copal copal A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gum Gum, n. [OE. gome, AS. gama palate; akin Co G. gaumen, OHG. goumo, guomo, Icel. g?mr, Sw. gom; cf. Gr. ? to gape.] The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws. Gum rash (Med.), strophulus in a teething child; red gum. Gum stick, a smooth hard substance for children to bite upon while teething.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gum Gum, v. t. [imp. &. p. Gummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gumming.] 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. He frets likke a gummed velvet.Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gum Gum, v. i. To exude or from gum; to become gummy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gum Gum, v. t. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See Gummer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. gomma.] 1. 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. 2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below. 3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log. [Southern U. S.] 4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.] Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under Black, Blue, etc. Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a). Gum animal (Zo["o]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called because it feeds on gums. See Galago. Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e]. Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia. East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange family which bears the elephant apple. Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants Butea frondosa and B. superba, and used locally in tanning and in precipitating indigo. Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus (Cistus ladaniferus), a species of rock rose. Gum dragon. See Tragacanth. Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc. Gum elemi. See Elemi. Gum juniper. See Sandarac. Gum kino. See under Kino. Gum lac. See Lac. Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental species of Cistus or rock rose. Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae], Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum. Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and mixing other ingredients. Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter. Gum sandarac. See Sandarac. Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees (Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni["a]) growing in the Senegal country, West Africa. Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth. Gum tree, the name given to several trees in America and Australia: (a) The black gum (Nyssa multiflora), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of the genus Eucalyptus. See Eucalpytus. (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States (Liquidambar styraciflua), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice. Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water. Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gums, gumming, gummed) 1. Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time but do not swallow. N-MASS see also bubblegum, chewing gum 2. Your gums are the areas of firm, pink flesh inside your mouth, which your teeth grow out of. The toothbrush gently removes plaque without damaging the gums. ...gum disease. N-COUNT: usu pl 3. Gum is a type of glue that is used to stick two pieces of paper together. (mainly BRIT) He was holding up a pound note that had been torn in half and stuck together with gum. N-MASS • gummed ...gummed labels. ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. If two things are gummed together, they are stuck together. (BRIT) It is a mild infection in which a baby's eyelashes can become gummed together. = stuck ADJ

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Abusive language. Come, let us have no more of your gum.

Foolish Dictionary

A substance for sticking. (See GUM-GAME)

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	GUM
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AWP
FAA District	HNL
State	GU
State	GUAM
County	GUAM
County State	GU
City Name	AGANA
Full Name	GUAM INTERNATIONAL
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"TAMUNING, GU 96931-1278"
Elevation	297
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	GNC 7
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	03
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	NE
Airport Certification Type and Date	I ES 04/1995
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGPSY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	Y
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	Y
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	010
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	016
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft	032
Based Helicopters	001
Commercial Services	016570
Air Taxi	016380
General Aviation, Local Operations	002596
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	000135
Military Aircraft Operations	000008
Latitude	13.4834501111
Longitude	144.7959826389
State FIPS code	66
State Postal Code	GU
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	1336766
Version	09

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