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\ ˈjel 
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\Definition of gel
(Entry 1 of 2)
2 : a thin colored transparent sheet used over a stage light to color it
3 : a gelatinous preparation used in styling hair
gel
verbgelled; gelling
Definition of gel (Entry 2 of 2)
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Other Words from gel
Verb
gelable \ ˈje-lə-bəl \ adjective
\ adjective
Examples of gel in a Sentence
Verb
The mixture will gel as it cools.
Our plans are finally starting to gel.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Hand sanitizing gel was placed at the entrance, and a new ordering system was installed so that customers could read the menu on their phones instead of listening to waitresses recite the specials.
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Author: David Crary, Dave Collins, Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News, "Reopening: It’s back to business, but not business as usual," 20 May 2020 That’s why this temporary color gel is a great option for blondes.
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Andrea Jordan, Southern Living, "The Best Box Hair Dyes to Touch Up Your Color at Home," 20 May 2020 Suozzi suggests applying silicone gel strips to sit under the pressure points of the mask.
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Leah Groth, Health.com, "'Maskne' Is a Real Thing—Here's How to Stop Face Mask Breakouts," 15 May 2020 Unlike runny, watery food colorings, gels produce deep saturated hues with a tiny dab that won’t change the consistency of your batter or icing.
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Kathy Passero, al, "13 of the best tools for baking, from banana bread to cookies," 14 May 2020 The wax strips are soft gel and come ready to use, so there is no heating involved.
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Shauna Beni, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best At-Home Beauty Kits and Treatments, According to Experts," 13 May 2020 Other things to consider are gel foot beds and removable orthotics made of breathable materials.
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The Editors, Field & Stream, "Three Things To Know Before You Buy Your Next Pair Of Cowboy Boots," 12 May 2020 To tackle this problem, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research identified a gel that closely mimics the physicochemical properties of organs that have undergone the tissue clearing process.
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Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, "Mouse brains seen in unprecedented 3D detail, thanks to new staining technique," 1 May 2020 Just Some Stories About Swords Think of it like a gruesome forensic recreation scene from Bones or the Mythbusters firing bullets into ballistics gel—but with a crime from thousands of years ago.
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Archaeologists Had a Sword Fight for Science, Also Because Sword Fights Are Fun," 24 Apr. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb This is a cast that gelled on screen for more than half a decade.
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Robert Verbruggen, National Review, "Sorry, Superfans: Parks and Rec’s Socially Distanced Reunion Didn’t Work," 2 May 2020 Frank, his hair gelled back and his face always wrenched into a grin, goes out of his way to be presentable.
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, "‘Bad Education’ Review: Adding Fraud to the Curriculum," 23 Apr. 2020 Leone said the defense has gelled with the same four starting defenders in juniors Alexis Hogarth, Malikae Dayes and Anissa Mose and sophomore Adalee Broadbent with seniors Julia New and Jlon Flippens also in the rotation.
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Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland women’s soccer defied preseason prediction to qualify for first Big Ten tournament in program history," 1 Nov. 2019 It's also widely used in the food industry, mostly as a thickener and gelling agent.
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Nutrition Diva Monica Reinagel, Scientific American, "The Carrageenan Controversy," 1 July 2015 Because there's something about wondering how that might gel together differently versus seven years ago.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, "Survivor: Winners at War," 15 Apr. 2020 Perhaps the only one more impressed than the Observer was the lassie’s date, his own hair colored green and gelled into a mohawk.
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al, "Marry Mates invite the Masked Observer into the family," 21 Feb. 2020 His hair was shorn in a Caesar cut, his fringe gelled against his forehead in the most perfect horizontal line.
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Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, "Found Wanting," 6 Jan. 2020 In 2007, Angermayer met Kagame when the latter was on a state visit to Germany—and the two immediately gelled.
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Meghana Keshavan, Scientific American, "The Psychedelics Evangelist: A German Financier Wants to Turn Magic Mushrooms into Modern Medicine," 9 July 2019
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More Definitions for gel
gel
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of gel
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a thick substance that is like jelly and that is used in various products
gel
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of gel (Entry 2 of 2)
: to change into a gel : to change into a thick substance that is like jelly
: to become clear and definite
: to style (hair) with gel
See the full definition for gel in the English Language Learners Dictionary
gel
noun\ ˈjel \
\Kids Definition of gel
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a thick jellylike substance
gel
verbgelled; gelling
Kids Definition of gel (Entry 2 of 2)
: to change into a thick jellylike substance
The mixture will gel as it cools.
gel
noun\ ˈjel \
\Medical Definition of gel
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
gelled; gelling
Medical Definition of gel (Entry 2 of 2)
: to change into or take on the form of a gel
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