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Up A ____ Tree In A Predicament

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99%3Exact Match!
noun

• a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

• the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

• any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

• cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

• wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

• any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

verb

• cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

• grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

• become sticky

• exude or form gum

22%9A difficult situation or predicament
noun

• a demanding or stimulating situation

• a call to engage in a contest or fight

• questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

• a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

• a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

verb

• take exception to

• issue a challenge to

• ask for identification

• raise a formal objection in a court of law

22%8 Caught in a predicament
adjective satellite

• forced to turn and face attackers

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