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| gooey |
(informal) resembling or covered with goo; gluey; sticky; muddy. [1/2 definitions] |
| gum1 |
one of a variety of sticky substances exuded by certain plants; resin. [6/10 definitions] |
| gum arabic |
a sticky resin exuded from several varieties of the African acacia trees that is used in medicine and candies and as a thickener. |
| gumbo |
a silty soil that becomes sticky when wet; mud. [1/3 definitions] |
| gummy |
covered or clogged with gum or some other sticky substance. [1/2 definitions] |
| honeydew |
a sweet, sticky substance that various insects such as aphids deposit on plant leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
| ick |
an unpleasantly congealed or sticky substance. [1/2 definitions] |
| icky |
disagreeably sticky or unpleasant. [1/2 definitions] |
| latex |
the sticky, usu. milky sap of certain plants such as the rubber tree, that coagulates when exposed to air. [1/2 definitions] |
| limy |
covered with birdlime; sticky. [1/2 definitions] |
| malt extract |
a sweet, sticky substance obtained from soaking malt in water, used esp. as a health food. |
| mucilage |
any of various sticky preparations or substances used as adhesives. [1/2 definitions] |
| mucilaginous |
of, concerning, secreting, or resembling mucilage; soft, moist, and sticky. |
| muck |
dirt or filth, esp. if it is moist and sticky, or something that is considered be distasteful or dirty. [1/7 definitions] |
| mud |
earth that has been turned soft and sticky by wetting, as by rain. [1/2 definitions] |
| pasty1 |
similar to paste in texture or appearance; sticky; pale. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitch2 |
any of a number of thick, black, sticky materials derived from coal or wood tar and used for paving or sealing roads, roofs, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| resin |
a sticky organic substance secreted by fir trees and certain other plants and used mainly to make plastics, medicines, and varnishes. [1/3 definitions] |
| ropy |
forming sticky, thick threads, as some viscous liquids. [1/2 definitions] |
| rosinweed |
any of several related, composite, North American plants that have a resinous sap, sticky exterior, and strong aroma, such as the compass plant or the gum plant. |
| sludge |
thick, sticky mud or ooze. [1/2 definitions] |
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