gelnoun [ U ]
uk/dʒel/us/dʒel/a thick, clear, liquid substance, especially one used on the hair or body:
shower gel
hair gel
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Hair care
- Alice band
- argan oil
- barrette
- brush
- comb
- crimp
- curling tongs
- delouse
- hair lacquer
- hair mousse
- hairgrip
- hairpin
- rinse
- roller
- shear
- slick
- slide
- straighteners
- styling
- tint
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gelverb
uk/dʒel/us/dʒel/-ll-gel verb (BECOME FIRM)
[ I ] US also jell to change from a liquid into a thick, soft solid
[ I ] US also jell If an idea or situation gels, it starts to become more clear and fixed:
They talked a lot about opening a restaurant, but their plans never gelled.
[ I ] US also jell If two or more people gel, they form a good relationship or become friends:
The team really gelled during the first few games of the season.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- condensation
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- vaporize
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Becoming and making stronger
gel verb (ON HAIR)
[ T ] to put gel on your hair:
He had spiky, light brown hair, shaved at the sides and gelled on top.
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Hairdressing
- barber
- barber's pole
- bewigged
- coiffeur
- cornrow
- curl
- hair salon
- hairdresser
- hairstylist
- henna
- highlight
- loose
- perm
- peroxide
- plait
- razor
- stylist
- tong
- wave
- wear
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