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noun
The act of chewing without teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: business, mining
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noun
The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of gummosis (“plant disease”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: gummosis
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of gum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mumbling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
History
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