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gel

noun verb

a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
G
Ends with
L
Contains
E
Scrabble score
4
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dʒɛl

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

noun

  1. jellylike substance used in hair styling

noun

  1. a colloid in a more solid form than a sol

verb

  1. apply a styling gel to

    “she mousses her hair”

verb

  1. become a gel

    “The solid, when heated, gelled”

In context

Example Sentences

she mousses her hair
The solid, when heated, gelled

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