gel
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or…A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
» Tom puts gel in his hair.
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
Gel
гельgelʹ, желе́želé, сту́деньstúdenʹ
гельhelʹ
a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
(countable, uncountable)A food preparation or dish in the form of a flavored gel.
apple gel
(countable, uncountable)Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
Gel
гельgelʹ
jellylike substance used in hair styling
(countable, uncountable)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.
(UK, slang)A girl.
Examples
29 sentencesTom puts gel in his hair.
Tom put gel in his hair.
deTom gelte sich das Haar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you have any hair gel?
I don't use shower gel.
Я не користуюся гелем для душа. — deniko
ruЯ не пользуюсь гелем для душа. — marafon
This is a high-quality gel.
Translations
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Origin
Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.
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Forms
plural: gelsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.