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{
"gum":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"free",
"open (up)",
"unblock",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop"
],
"definitions":{
": a substance or deposit resembling a plant gum (as in sticky or adhesive quality)":[],
": a tree (such as a black gum) that yields gum":[],
": any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying and are salts of complex organic acids \u2014 compare mucilage sense 1":[],
": any of various plant exudates (such as an oleoresin or gum resin)":[],
": chewing gum":[],
": eucalyptus":[],
": to become gummy":[],
": to chew with the gums":[],
": to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum":[
"gum up the works"
],
": to enlarge gullets of (a saw)":[],
": to exude or form gum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gome , from Old English g\u014dma palate; akin to Old High German guomo palate, and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss":"Noun",
"Middle English gomme , from Middle French, from Latin cummi, gummi , from Greek kommi , from Egyptian qmyt":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"block",
"choke",
"clog",
"clot",
"congest",
"dam",
"jam",
"obstruct",
"occlude",
"plug (up)",
"stop (up)",
"stuff"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112804",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"gum (up)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to prevent (something) from working or flowing properly":[
"Don't use that paper with the copier; you'll gum it up .",
"The highway construction has really gummed up traffic.",
"The bearings are all gummed up with mud."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000013",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"gum Senegal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": senegal gum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum accroides":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": acaroid resin":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130146",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum arabic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a water-soluble gum obtained from several acacias (especially Acacia senegal ) and used especially in the manufacture of inks, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and confections":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gum syrup is a simple syrup combined with gum arabic , a powder derived from the Acacia tree which gives a silky body to cocktails. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2021",
"After the mid-1800s, marshmallow manufactures replaced the sap ingredient with corn syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and other flavorings. \u2014 Devon Link, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2021",
"The recipe\u2019s key ingredient is gum Arabic , a thickening agent that somehow takes the rough edges off Peruvian brandy. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
"The country is also the world\u2019s biggest exporter of gum arabic , a sap that\u2019s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2019",
"The country is also the world\u2019s biggest exporter of gum arabic , a sap that\u2019s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2019",
"The country is also the world\u2019s biggest exporter of gum arabic , a sap that\u2019s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2019",
"The country is also the world\u2019s biggest exporter of gum arabic , a sap that\u2019s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2019",
"The country is also the world\u2019s biggest exporter of gum arabic , a sap that\u2019s extracted from acacia trees and used in sodas and pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8ar-\u0259-bik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum boot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rubber boot":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baguma, a grave but cordial man wearing a yellow T-shirt and green gum boots , produced a police report and showed us the postmortem photos, printed in shadowy but lurid magenta. \u2014 David Quammen, National Geographic , 8 Nov. 2019",
"The cost includes meals, wine and beer, accommodations, gum boots , and guiding. \u2014 Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113330",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum olibanum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": frankincense sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112136",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum plant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": gumweed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003624",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum pocket":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gum-filled cavity in the woody tissue of various plants":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224027",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum resin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a product consisting essentially of a mixture of gum and resin usually obtained by making an incision in a plant and allowing the juice which exudes to solidify":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1712, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071007",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum rosin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": rosin obtained from the oleoresin of living pine trees (as slash pine) by distilling off the volatile turpentine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090510",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum shiraz":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gum similar to ghatti gum but insoluble in water":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Shiraz , city in southwest central Iran":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053858",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum spirits":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": turpentine sense 2a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055039",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"gum spot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gummy streak or spot in lumber":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141401",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gum turpentine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": turpentine sense 2a":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Next, try a homemade recipe of equal parts olive oil, denatured alcohol, gum turpentine , and strained lemon juice. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113926",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gumbo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy sticky mud":[],
": a soup thickened with okra pods or fil\u00e9 and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables":[],
": any of various fine-grained silty soils especially of the central U.S. that when wet become impervious and soapy or waxy and very sticky":[],
": creole sense 4a":[],
": mixture , m\u00e9lange":[],
": okra sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1838, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American French gombo , of Bantu origin; akin to Umbundu ochingg\u00f4mbo okra":"Noun",
"American French gombo , perhaps from Kongo nk\u00f4mb\u00f4 runaway slave":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259m-(\u02cc)b\u014d",
"\u02c8g\u0259m-\u02ccb\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053127",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"gummosity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gummy substance":[],
": the quality or state of being gummy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gummosite gummy substance, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin gummositat-, gummositas , from Latin gummosus + -itat-, -itas -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041230",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gummous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": resembling or composed of gum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1669, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259-m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111046",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gummy":{
"antonyms":[
"nonadhesive"
],
"definitions":{
": a chewy gelatin-based candy that is often flavored with fruit":[
"Yeah, an actual pear is going to be much more boring than a pear-flavored gummy , but kids need to learn about the disappointment of actually eating healthy early in life.",
"\u2014 Mark Shrayber",
"Store owners will start pulling CBD gummies and drinks off of their shelves in Washington.",
"\u2014 Paige Browning",
"But a few years ago, Japanese candy makers made the gummi softer and sweeter, creating an instant domestic market.",
"\u2014 Yumiko Ono",
"If you have to take multiple supplements every day\u2014and especially if you have problems swallowing capsules or tablets\u2014 gummies can make that chore easier (and tastier), finds a 2017 report from the AARP.",
"\u2014 Markham Heid",
"\u2014 often used before another noun There are also numerous applications for gelatin in the food industry, from gummy candies to fat replacement. \u2014 Matthew K. Roy Trix may be for kids, but gummi vitamins"
],
": consisting of or containing gum":[],
": covered with gum":[],
": viscous , sticky":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"How did you get your hands so gummy ",
"the outside of the bottle was gummy with old dribbles of salad oil",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"More elaborate versions may sport gummy bears, sour belt candy, slices of fresh fruit and more. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
"Instead Verrier captures the deeply familiar: doughnuts, Chinese take-out boxes, and gummy bears. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
"The Herman Goelitz Candy Company, now known as Jelly Belly, had manufactured the first gummy bears in America in 1981. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t forget the gummy bears\u2014someone will want them. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Each gummy contains 20mg of Delta 8 THC and 30 gummies in five different flavors per jar. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Consider the average medicine cabinet: Burn ointment, cold and allergy pills, gummy vitamins, adhesive bandages \u2014 even some condoms \u2014 are made with oil. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Each gummy contains 20 milligrams of premium delta-8 THC distillate, and each product is backed up with lab tests that are available to all online. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Generally, multivitamins are made in pill, tablet, or gummy form with nutrient levels close to their Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), the NIH says. \u2014 Allure , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1981, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for gummy bear, borrowed from German Gummib\u00e4r \"fruit-flavored gelatin candy in the shape of a bear (originally made by the German confectioner Haribo),\" from Gummi \"rubber,\" earlier also \"resin, gum\" (going back to Middle High German, borrowed from Latin cummi, gummi ) + B\u00e4r \"bear,\" going back to Middle High German ber, going back to Old High German pero, b\u0113r \u2014 more at gum entry 3 , bear entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259-m\u0113",
"\u02c8g\u0259m-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adherent",
"adhesive",
"clingy",
"gluey",
"glutinous",
"sticky",
"tacky",
"tenacious",
"viscid"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193549",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"gummy shark":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several small sluggish Indo-Pacific sharks especially of the genus Mustelus sometimes used for food":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214641",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gump":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a foolish or dull-witted person":[],
": guddle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8g\u0259mp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115759",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gumphion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a funeral banner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (Scots) gumfioun, gunfioun gonfanon, alteration of Middle English gonfanoun":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024244",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gumption":{
"antonyms":[
"imprudence",
"indiscretion"
],
"definitions":{
": common sense , horse sense":[],
": enterprise , initiative":[
"lacked the gumption to try"
]
},
"examples":[
"It took a lot of gumption to speak up for yourself like that.",
"that girl has no more gumption than a grasshopper and is likely to marry the first man who comes along",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then there\u2019s Andrew Wiggins, who came out of 5\u00bd seasons in Minnesota with a reputation as a player who didn\u2019t fight hard enough, didn\u2019t shoot particularly well and wouldn\u2019t have the gumption to thrive under playoff pressure. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Navigating it \u2014 surviving it \u2014 requires as much resilience and stubborn gumption as raw talent. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Returning to Louisville in 2018, Gilda brought that gumption with her. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
"Still, here the narrator asserts a new forthrightness: the gumption to quit hiding and licking his wounds. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The student with the most rejections would be honored with a paper crown and $50 bookstore gift card for having the gumption to try so many times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The late Sidney Poitier wondrously exudes intelligence and gumption as a visiting detective traveling through Mississippi who helps racist cops catch a killer. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"New York, Philadelphia and New Orleans are among other big cities that have reported a rise in carjackings, often used by gangs to test the gumption of young recruits. \u2014 Jackie Davalos, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Is there interest and budgeting gumption to lure the ageless bat of Cruz"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8g\u0259mp-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"common sense",
"discreetness",
"discretion",
"horse sense",
"levelheadedness",
"nous",
"policy",
"prudence",
"sense",
"sensibleness",
"wisdom",
"wit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072910",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gumptious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having gumption : alert , eager , vigorous":[
"a gumptious little helper"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from gumption , after such pairs as English ambition: ambitious":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185734",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"gumshoe":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": detective":[],
": to engage in detective work":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the suspicious wife paid a gumshoe to follow her husband",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The producer misplaces some of his music, and the player becomes a gumshoe on the case hunting for the lost tunes. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Yes, that\u2019s right, the emergence of self-driving cars has all the makings of being a kind of modern-day gumshoe that can be a devout crime fighter. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
"LaKeith Stanfield, an actor not particularly known for playing down-the-middle characters, was Craig\u2019s straight-from-central-casting gumshoe . \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 14 May 2021",
"The artwork introduces Cooper's new persona, a fedora-wearing gumshoe named Maurice Escargot. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The Mystery of the Carnival Caper (1998) enabled me to live out my girl- gumshoe dreams. \u2014 Drew Dakessian, Wired , 2 Mar. 2021",
"The 70-year-old gumshoe reportedly cracked his head on the pavement outside his Haight-Ashbury home when muggers yanked a new camera from around his neck Thursday. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 31 Jan. 2021",
"Ultimately, the judge decided to keep the gumshoe locked up pending trial. \u2014 Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Dec. 2020",
"An amateur gumshoe , following the woozy clinking of the out-of-tune jingle, caught up with him near a park in Cobble Hill. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1930, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259m-\u02ccsh\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"detective",
"dick",
"hawkshaw",
"investigator",
"operative",
"private detective",
"private eye",
"private investigator",
"shamus",
"sherlock",
"sleuth",
"sleuthhound"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111912",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gumbo-limbo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tree ( Bursera simaruba of the family Burseraceae) of southern Florida and the American tropics that has a smooth coppery bark and supplies a reddish resin used locally in cements and varnishes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccg\u0259m-b\u014d-\u02c8lim-(\u02cc)b\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142122"
},
"gumbo lily":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": prairie lily sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154608"
},
"gum tragacanth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tragacanth":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1573, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173909"
},
"gum thus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": frankincense sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174233"
},
"gum up the works":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to prevent something from working or flowing properly":[
"Some dirt got inside the gears and gummed up the works .",
"The new regulations have really gummed up the works in the office."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181016"
},
"gum tree":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": gum entry 3 sense 3":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Goats also love to climb, and can reach up more than 6 feet by standing on their hind legs to eat tasty gum tree leaves or even pull over entire saplings. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"One man was flung high into a massive gum tree and remained there until rescue arrived. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2021",
"An Australian student shared a gum tree blooming after the wildfires there. \u2014 Daniel Mason, New York Times , 28 Mar. 2020",
"And God was not waiting for artists among tupelo gum trees or brackish marsh or duckweed. \u2014 Zachary Fine, The New York Review of Books , 8 Feb. 2020",
"But thousands of resilient gum trees still stand, their thin, branchless trunks blackened to pitch. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2020",
"But the specific types of rare gum tree blossoms that the honeyeaters prefer to feed on, and nest near, could be in short supply. \u2014 John Pickrell, Science | AAAS , 17 Dec. 2019",
"The tragic thing is that near all the stripped manna gum trees , there was plenty of another kind of eucalyptus. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
"In 2013, a koala population in Cape Otway, Australia, plucked the leaves off every manna gum tree in the area, triggering a die-off of trees and koalas. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2019"
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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to prevent (something) from working or flowing properly":[
"Don't use that paper with the copier; you'll gum it up .",
"The highway construction has really gummed up traffic.",
"The bearings are all gummed up with mud."
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},
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"definitions":{
": an abscess in the gum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259m-\u02ccb\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8g\u0259m-\u02ccb\u022fil"
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"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230521"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant of the genus Grindelia (especially G. squarrosa and G. robusta )":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002906"
},
"gumbooted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": wearing gum boots":[]
},
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"-\u00fct\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003413"
},
"gumsucker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Australian especially from Victoria":[
"\u2014 used as a nickname"
]
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"gum entry 3 + sucker ; probably from the children's habit of sucking gum exuded by eucalyptus trees":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025603"
},
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"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":{
": aloe sense 4":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025615"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074318"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dark leached nonlaminated very sticky clay that results from the weathering of glacial till":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0259mb\u014d\u02cctil"
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"gumbo entry 1 + till (glacial drift)":""
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": gum entry 3 sense 4":[]
},
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"\u02c8g\u0259m-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The grand foyer, with its gleaming gumwood paneling, extends from the spacious living room to the elegant dining room. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Architecture firm Medium Plenty left features the couple liked about the house, including the gumwood trim on the interior and much of the wood flooring. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"White walls were replaced by Brazilian gumwood panels and pristine, gleaming glass display cabinets. \u2014 Lisa Skolnik, ELLE Decor , 10 Jan. 2010",
"With its wood-shingled roof, gumwood cabinetry and beige walls, the four-bedroom Altadena home lacked charm and modern comforts when Kaye-Honey first laid eyes on it. \u2014 Carren Jao, latimes.com , 20 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093108"
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],
"definitions":{
": a drum made by stretching a skin over a piece of a hollowed tree and used especially in the West Indies":[]
},
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"\u02c8g\u00fcm-",
"\u02c8gu\u0307mb\u0113"
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"of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo nkumbi ceremonial drum, Tshiluba nkumbi drum":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162326"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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": fil\u00e9":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"American French (Louisiana) gombo fil\u00e9 , from gombo gumbo + fil\u00e9 , noun":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212016"
}
}
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