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Something Sticky That Comes In Sticks Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GUM which was last seen in the New York Times Mini crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GUM

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199%3Exact Match!
229%5Sticks with sticks
328%8 Thin sticks used in playing the game pick-up sticks

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "GUM" which means:

    noun
  • • A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
  • • The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
  • • Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
  • • Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
  • • Wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
  • • Any of various trees of the genera eucalyptus or liquidambar or nyssa that are sources of gum
  • verb
  • • Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
  • • Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
  • • Become sticky
  • • Exude or form gum

An example sentence would be:

  • • "My dog loves to gum on his chew toys."
  • • "I need to gum the sheet of paper onto the corkboard."

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