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gumboil

gumboil noun: a small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.

Noun

gumboil (plural gumboils)

  1. A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.
    Synonyms:
    parulis

gumboil meaning in Sanskrit

gumboil in Sanskrit

gumboil, abscess in the gums
वैदर्भ vaidarbha

Synonyms of gumboil

Forms of gumboil

pluralgumboils

Origin of gumboil

From gum + boil.

Questions about gumboil

What does gumboil mean?
Gumboil means a small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.
What is gumboil in Sanskrit?
Gumboil in Sanskrit is वैदर्भ (vaidarbha). See Gumboil meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is gumboil?
Gumboil is a noun.
What is the plural of gumboil?
The plural of gumboil is gumboils.

Words near gumboil in the dictionary

  1. gumbo limbo
  2. gumbo limbos
  3. gumbo z'herbes
  4. gumbo-limbo
  5. gumbo-limbos
  6. gumboil
  7. gumboils
  8. gumboot
  9. gumboot dance
  10. gumboot dances
  11. gumboot tea

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gumboil (page history and authors); वैदर्भ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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