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gumball machine

gumball machine noun: a coin-operated machine that dispenses gumballs.

Noun

gumball machine (plural gumball machines)

  1. A coin-operated machine that dispenses gumballs.
  2. (slang) The flashing light on top of a police car.
  3. (broadly, slang) A police car.

Forms of gumball machine

pluralgumball machines

Questions about gumball machine

What does gumball machine mean?
Gumball machine means a coin-operated machine that dispenses gumballs.
What part of speech is gumball machine?
Gumball machine is a noun.
What is the plural of gumball machine?
The plural of gumball machine is gumball machines.

Words near gumball machine in the dictionary

  1. gumba
  2. gumbah
  3. gumbahs
  4. Gumbalie
  5. gumball
  6. gumball machine
  7. gumball machines
  8. gumballs
  9. gumband
  10. gumbands
  11. gumbas

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