gumline

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noun

The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth

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Meanings

noungumline (plural gumlines)

plural gumlines

  1. The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth

    Leaving plaque along the gumline leaves gums swollen and inflamed and apt to bleed.

    2007 December 20, Martha Schindler Connors, “Pearly Wisdom”, in New York Times

Origin

From gum + line.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leguminMungeli
Cite this entry
APA

gumline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumline

MLA

“gumline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gumline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumline.

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