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gum

noun as in sticky substance

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She said she had suffered from teeth and gum decay, mobility issues and chronic fatigue.

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"If she cracks, Dad gets a big bag of wine gums."

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"I had bleeding gums as a child from eating too many sweets which I still have today. I'm starting to have breathing problems."

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The neighbors asked the Pierrats to trim their gum trees and Marc flew into a rage, ranting about a supposed plot to spy on them.

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"It's like Velcro dirt," he said, noting it "just gums up mechanisms".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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