"gumball" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-gumball.ogg Forms: gumballs [plural]
Etymology: From gum + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gum|ball}} gum + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} gumball (plural gumballs)
  1. Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
    Sense id: en-gumball-en-noun-XlYLld8L
  2. (slang) A silly, laughable person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement, People Synonyms: goofball
    Sense id: en-gumball-en-noun-U4u8MM25 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 12 44 41 Disambiguation of People: 0 94 5 1 Categories (other): Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 17 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 17 43 35
  3. (US, slang) The flashing lights on top of a police car. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Automotive, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-gumball-en-noun-0JjnWFav Disambiguation of Automotive: 21 19 43 18 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 12 44 41 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 45 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 46 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 47 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 4 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 7 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 17 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 17 43 35
  4. The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree. Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: monkey ball Translations (Translations): kauwgombal [masculine] (Dutch), kauwgumbal [masculine] (Dutch), Kaugummikugel [feminine] (German), tyggjókúla [feminine] (Icelandic), sakız topu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gumball-en-noun-yAe06jNa Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 12 44 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 45 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 2 29 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 46 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 47 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 4 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 7 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 17 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 17 43 35 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 1 4 40 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Food and drink Derived forms: gumball machine
Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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