gulliver
- n a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift
gully
- n deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
gulo luscus
- n stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
gulp
- n a large and hurried swallow
he finished it at a single gulp - n a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
- v to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
The men gulped down their beers - v utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat
gulping
- n a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
- n the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
- v to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
- v utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
gum
- n a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
- n the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
- n any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
- n cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
- n wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
- n any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
- v cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
if you gum the tape it is stronger - v grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- v become sticky
- v exude or form gum
these trees gum in the Spring
gum acacia
- n gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
gum accroides
- n an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper