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gumless

gumless adjective: without gum.

Adjective

gumless (not comparable)

  1. Without gum.
    • a gumless postage stamp
    • the gumless streets of Singapore, where chewing gum is banned
  2. Without gums (part of the mouth).
    • The sight of deep-pitted orbs and gumless mouths with protruding crooked teeth was macabre and gruesome.2011, Martina Nicolls, The Sudan Curse, page 15

Origin of gumless

From gum + -less.

Phrases with gumless

Questions about gumless

What does gumless mean?
Gumless means without gum.
What part of speech is gumless?
Gumless is an adjective.

Words near gumless in the dictionary

  1. gumlahs
  2. gumland
  3. gumlands
  4. gumleaf
  5. gumleaves
  6. gumless
  7. Gumley
  8. Gumleys
  9. gumlike
  10. gumline
  11. gumlines

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