Home › Words › G › gumlinegumlinegumline means the line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, gumline ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom gum + line.nounThe line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teethe.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subgingival 63% match — Beneath the gumline (gingival margin). vs gumline →dentogingival 59% match — Relating to the teeth and the gums vs gumline →gingival 59% match — Relating to the gums. vs gumline →lashline 57% match — The line of the eyelash. vs gumline →lipline 56% match — The outline shape of the lips. vs gumline →odontotomy 54% match — The removal of gum tissue that overlays part of a tooth vs gumline →addental 53% match — Near the teeth. vs gumline →circumdental 53% match — Around or encircling the teeth. vs gumline →