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CHEWING GUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
Synonyms:
chewing gum; gum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("chewing gum" is a kind of...):
confection; sweet (a food rich in sugar)
Meronyms (substance of "chewing gum"):
chicle; chicle gum (gum-like substance from the sapodilla)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chewing gum"):
gum ball (a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar)
bubble gum (a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles)
