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gel

/d͡ʒɛl/noun, verb1 syllable

Gel means: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol.

Synonyms for gel6

noun, as in a colloid in a more solid form than a sol

colloidal gel

noun, as in jellylike substance used in hair styling

hair gel

noun, as in a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

gelatin

verb, as in apply a styling gel to

mousse

also used for gel

set, jell out

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What does gel mean?5

noun

1

a colloid in a more solid form than a sol

2

jellylike substance used in hair styling

3

a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

verb

1

apply a styling gel to“she mousses her hair”

2

become a gel“The solid, when heated, gelled”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gel?43

three syllables

four syllables

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All 43 rhymes for gel, grouped by syllable

Gel in a sentence

  • I need a hair gel dispenser on my belt.Eccles17
  • Layla didn't want to wear pink gel polish.OsoHombre
  • That brand of gel stiffened my hair too much.casaniere
  • Ziri used that particular brand of gel for so many years.Amastan
  • Ziri used a antimicrobial gel to treat the car scratch.Amastan
  • They're really starting to gel as a team.frpzzd
  • Which of these shower gels do you think smells the best?sundown
  • They’ve actually created a synthetic gel that mimics the mussel’s sticky, self-healing properties.Cangarejo

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Forms of gel

as a noun

plural
gels

as a verb

past tense
gelled
past participle
gelled
present participle
gelling
third-person singular
gels