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gumballs

gumballs is the plural of gumball.

Meaning of gumball

Noun

gumball (plural gumballs)

  1. Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
    • Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?
  2. (slang) A silly, laughable person.
    • When he drinks too much he's a gumball.
    Synonyms:
    goofball
  3. (US, slang) The flashing lights on top of a police car.
  4. The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.
    Synonyms:
    monkey ball

Questions about gumballs

What is gumballs the plural of?
Gumballs is the plural of gumball.

Words near gumballs in the dictionary

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

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