Gum
Gum noun - Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying.
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Wallpaper paste and gum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wallpaper paste" instead a noun "Gum".
Wallpaper paste
Gum and wallpaper paste are semantically related. You can use "Gum" instead a noun phrase "Wallpaper paste".
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A classic Comedy Trope: someone comes in contact with something sticky (flypaper, glue, gum, molasses, tape, tar, wallpaper paste, etc.) and Hilarity Ensues.
Source: Sticky Situation
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Wallpaper paste and Gum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gum/wallpaper_paste
Gum & Wallpaper paste. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gum/wallpaper_paste>.
Wallpaper paste or Gum. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gum/wallpaper_paste.
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