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gum
/ɡʌm/
noun
(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.
Synonymsgingiva
verb
To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
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