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The correct spelling is gums.
How to pronounce gums
noun
IPA: /ɡʌmz/
Say it like: Gum-s
The correct spelling is gums. (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth. For example: "Do you have a gum to spare?"
Usage Examples
“Do you have a gum to spare?”
“That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.
- 2.Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.
- 3.Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.
- 4.Chewing gum.
- 5.A single piece of chewing gum.
verb
- 1.To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
- 2.To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
- 3.(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
- 4.To stiffen with glue or gum.
- 5.(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
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