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# gumdrop

noun (a gumdrop, gumdrops)

«gumdrop» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A gumdrop is a small, soft, chewy sweet shaped like a little dome, usually coated in sugar and brightly coloured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#m1)
2. (informal) Used as a pet name for a sweet person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life, especially in the US and Canada, at parties and for decorating gingerbread houses. Phrases: «a bag of gumdrops». In maths problems, gumdrops are counted, shared and sorted by colour.

### Examples

- We put gumdrops on the roof of the gingerbread house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#x1)
- She shared 12 gumdrops equally among 3 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#x2)
- Red gumdrops are my favourite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#x3)
- The jar was full of gumdrops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#x4)
- Don't eat too many gumdrops — they're sticky on your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#x5)
- Grandma called the baby «my little gumdrop». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/#x6)

### Note

Countable: one gumdrop, many gumdrops. US/Canada word; in the UK similar sweets are «gum drops», «jelly sweets» or «gums». In sharing problems: 12 gumdrops among 3 children is 12 ÷ 3 = 4 each.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gumdrop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gumdrop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gumdrop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gumdrop.html) on Mova free.