CHEWING GUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)