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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
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dʒɛl

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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”

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Example Sentences

She mousses her hair
The solid, when heated, gelled

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