gums

Noun

Singular gum

Plural gums

You can see this person's gums at the base of their teeth

1. The plural form of gum; more than one (kind of) gum.
2. (plural only) The skin around the roots of the teeth.

Verb

Plain form gum

Third-person singular gums

Past tense gummed

Past participle gummed

Present participle gumming

1. The third-person singular form of gum.

Parts of the head (edit)

hair - scalp - forehead - ears - eyes - eyebrows - eyelashes - eyelids - nose - cheek - mouth - lips - teeth - gums - roof (palate) - tongue - jaw - chin