EGAVE

gel

About 7.76 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Fakkanci.
  2. noun A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. A food preparation or dish in the form of a flavored gel.
    apple gel
  3. noun A food preparation or dish in the form of a flavored gel.
    apple gel
  4. noun Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
  5. noun A film of flexible transparent plastic (such as acetate, celluloid, or cellophane) suitable for making superimpositions or diapositives (image to overlay on other images, especially for overhead projectors); a digital virtual equivalent of this.
  6. verb To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
  7. verb To convert (a substance) into gel form.
  8. verb To become a gel: to set up.

Similar words

mousse coagulate congeal freeze frozen freezing freeze-up chilling tube ice

Often followed by

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Word family

gelable gelled gelling gels

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