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gumline

gumline noun: the line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth.

Noun

gumline (plural gumlines)

  1. The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth
    • Leaving plaque along the gumline leaves gums swollen and inflamed and apt to bleed.2007 December 20, Martha Schindler Connors, “Pearly Wisdom”, in New York Times

Forms of gumline

pluralgumlines

Origin of gumline

From gum + line.

Questions about gumline

What does gumline mean?
Gumline means the line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth.
What part of speech is gumline?
Gumline is a noun.
What is the plural of gumline?
The plural of gumline is gumlines.

Words near gumline in the dictionary

  1. gumleaves
  2. gumless
  3. Gumley
  4. Gumleys
  5. gumlike
  6. gumline
  7. gumlines
  8. Gumly Gumly
  9. gumm
  10. gumma
  11. gummable

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