jell

J8E1L1L1
/d͡ʒɛl/

noun

Synonym of jelly or gel.

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jelly or gelgelsetcongeal
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Meanings

nounjell (plural jells)

plural jells

  1. Synonym of jelly or gel.

    Synonyms: jelly or gel

verbjell (third-person singular simple present jells, present participle jelling, simple past and past participle jelled)

present singular third person jells · participle present jelling · participle past jelled · past jelled

  1. Synonym of gel.

    A lot of things are jelling, says Hoffman.

    2008 December 5, Elizabeth Pennisi, “Hopping to a Better Protein”, in Science, →DOI, →ISSN
    1 more example

    Somewhere in there is a terrific story idea; but it never jelled.

    1985, Larry Niven, Limits, page viii

    Synonyms: gel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of jelly or gel.

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jelly or gel

verbSynonym of gel.

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gel

More synonyms by meaning

verbbecome gelatinous

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setcongeal
Broader
solidify
Also see
congealjell outsetsolidify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

The verb is a back-formation from jelly. The later noun is from the verb. Reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jell

wellhotellsellcelltelleldelpersonneldellNFLshellfellexcelMichellegeldlmotelspellsmellrebelbellemelmichel
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Sounds the same

geljelgeljel
Cite this entry
APA

jell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jell

MLA

“jell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jell.

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