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gumma
  • n  a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis
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gumming
  • n  ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
  • v  cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
  • v  grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
  • v  become sticky
  • v  exude or form gum
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gummite
  • n  a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende
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gummosis
  • n  pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
  • n  disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
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gumption
  • n  sound practical judgment
  • n  fortitude and determination
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gumshield
  • n  (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
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gumshoe
  • n  someone who is a detective
  • n  a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
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gumweed
  • n  any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
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gumwood
  • n  wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
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gun
  • n  a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
  • n  large but transportable armament
  • n  a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
  • n  a professional killer who uses a gun
  • n  a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
  • n  a pedal that controls the throttle valve
  • n  the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
    two runners started before the gun
    a twenty gun salute
  • v  shoot with a gun
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gun barrel
  • n  a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
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