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Unpleasant Thing To Step On Crossword Clue
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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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