Gel
noun
A thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, often used in cosmetics or medicine.
She applied aloe vera gel to soothe the sunburn.
Often appears as...
- hair gel
- gel nails
verb
To become a gel or form into a gel.
The ingredients will gel as the mixture cools.
verb
To work well together or fit in.
It took a few weeks for the team to gel.
Often appears as...
- gel with someone
- gel together
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, often used in cosmetics or medicine.
She applied aloe vera gel to soothe the sunburn.
Often appears as...
- hair gel
- gel nails
verb
To become a gel or form into a gel.
The ingredients will gel as the mixture cools.
verb
To work well together or fit in.
It took a few weeks for the team to gel.
Often appears as...
- gel with someone
- gel together
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cosmetic Use
Gel is often used for personal care products that require controlled application without dripping.
He styled his hair with strong-hold styling gel.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Application
In medicine, gel aids in soothing or treating skin with a cooling sensation.
Apply the burn gel carefully on the affected area.
Pro Tip 3/3Texture Understanding
Gels are semi-solid, can wobble but don't flow freely like liquids.
The strawberry gel dessert jiggled on the plate.
Pro Tip 1/3Cosmetic Use
Gel is often used for personal care products that require controlled application without dripping.
He styled his hair with strong-hold styling gel.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Application
In medicine, gel aids in soothing or treating skin with a cooling sensation.
Apply the burn gel carefully on the affected area.
Pro Tip 3/3Texture Understanding
Gels are semi-solid, can wobble but don't flow freely like liquids.
The strawberry gel dessert jiggled on the plate.
Pro Tip 1/3Cosmetic Use
Gel is often used for personal care products that require controlled application without dripping.
He styled his hair with strong-hold styling gel.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Application
In medicine, gel aids in soothing or treating skin with a cooling sensation.
Apply the burn gel carefully on the affected area.
Pro Tip 3/3Texture Understanding
Gels are semi-solid, can wobble but don't flow freely like liquids.
The strawberry gel dessert jiggled on the plate.
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Video examples
What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
a single conditioner have more than one type of conditioning agent well because combinations usually work better than a single type alone and certain mixtures of quat's and fatty alcohols can form these extended gel networks that make the conditioners thicker and that brings me full circle back to truth in advertising
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
and and and it was a really steep steep learning curve it took a while for me to figure out how to gel into it and be like ok I get it I don't maybe I shouldn't put my camera right next to the llamas face but I can I can figure it out I can you know and and then we started getting deeper into it and when
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What's in Hand...
isopropyl myristate and tocopherol acetate which by the way is chemically very similar to vitamin E are all pretty widely used in cosmetics as lubricants or thickeners or humectants which help retain water the gel is also easy usually if you see the word polymer in the ingredients list of a gel that
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What causes body odor? -...
Washing the armpits with soap and water helps but won’t remove all the bacteria since many are buried in deeper layers of the skin. Deodorants, however, inhibit bacterial activity and mask odors at the same time. Antiperspirants work by forming tiny gel plugs that block sweat glands,
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Shaving Foam PIPE...
inside your stuff ingredients first things first these are not shaving cream they're actually shaving foam shaving cream is more like face cream and that deserves its own episode as does shave gel and shave soap but today is all about this guy and the truth is many of
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The most colorful...
This silica-enriched water enters the voids inside pieces of volcanic rock, prehistoric river beds, wood and even the bones of ancient creatures. Gradually, the water starts to evaporate, and the silica-solution begins forming a gel,
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David Logan: Tribal...
So when individuals come together and find something that unites them that's greater than their individual competence, then something very important happens. The group gels. And it changes from a group of highly motivated
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Why do we harvest...
Horseshoe crab blood contains cells called amebocytes that protect them from infection by viruses, fungi, and bacteria. Amebocytes form gels around these invaders
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Hydrogels as an...
here so the water has turned to gel yeah so with this breakthrough it means that hydrogels can finally go from diapers to helping put food on dinner tables around
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
a gel protects its eyes from drying out they've got to get this weak curb somewhere warm as quickly as possible
Video examples
What's in Conditioner? PIPE...
a single conditioner have more than one type of conditioning agent well because combinations usually work better than a single type alone and certain mixtures of quat's and fatty alcohols can form these extended gel networks that make the conditioners thicker and that brings me full circle back to truth in advertising
Video examples
Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
and and and it was a really steep steep learning curve it took a while for me to figure out how to gel into it and be like ok I get it I don't maybe I shouldn't put my camera right next to the llamas face but I can I can figure it out I can you know and and then we started getting deeper into it and when
Video examples
What's in Hand...
isopropyl myristate and tocopherol acetate which by the way is chemically very similar to vitamin E are all pretty widely used in cosmetics as lubricants or thickeners or humectants which help retain water the gel is also easy usually if you see the word polymer in the ingredients list of a gel that
Video examples
What causes body odor? -...
Washing the armpits with soap and water helps but won’t remove all the bacteria since many are buried in deeper layers of the skin. Deodorants, however, inhibit bacterial activity and mask odors at the same time. Antiperspirants work by forming tiny gel plugs that block sweat glands,
Video examples
Shaving Foam PIPE...
inside your stuff ingredients first things first these are not shaving cream they're actually shaving foam shaving cream is more like face cream and that deserves its own episode as does shave gel and shave soap but today is all about this guy and the truth is many of
Video examples
The most colorful...
This silica-enriched water enters the voids inside pieces of volcanic rock, prehistoric river beds, wood and even the bones of ancient creatures. Gradually, the water starts to evaporate, and the silica-solution begins forming a gel,
Video examples
David Logan: Tribal...
So when individuals come together and find something that unites them that's greater than their individual competence, then something very important happens. The group gels. And it changes from a group of highly motivated
Video examples
Why do we harvest...
Horseshoe crab blood contains cells called amebocytes that protect them from infection by viruses, fungi, and bacteria. Amebocytes form gels around these invaders
Video examples
Hydrogels as an...
here so the water has turned to gel yeah so with this breakthrough it means that hydrogels can finally go from diapers to helping put food on dinner tables around
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
a gel protects its eyes from drying out they've got to get this weak curb somewhere warm as quickly as possible
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
One of the things that's interesting to me is I find things like caffeine and stunts actually relax me. When they're putting a bit of gel on my arm and lighting me on fire, or when I'm about to go into a high-speed car chase or rev a motorcycle up pretty fast, I find everything else around me slows down.
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Noel Gallagher
English Musician
I don't think people need to know what colour socks I'm wearing today; I don't think people need to know what shower gel I'm using. There's too much information in the world, and there's no magic or mystery anymore.
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Rajiv Menon
Indian Director
It is how you approach the role given to you, and how you relate to that character and then how you adapt and gel into that role which makes you a good actor.
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Amanda Peet
American Actress
If you take 'Cheers' and 'Seinfeld' and watch the early shows, they're kind of awkward. It took a while for the writers and everything to gel.
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Labrinth
American Musician
I don't see categories; I don't see styles - l see them all gelled together. And it was gospel that definitely helped me to do that.
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Troy Garity
American Actor
Gel doesn't work in my hair because it has a life of its own.
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Shobana
Western classical music and classical dance gel beautifully.
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Suki Waterhouse
English Actress
I think eyebrow gel is genius.
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Jan Vertonghen
Belgian Football Player
It's difficult to gel players.
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Aishwarya Lekshmi
Indian Actress
I can easily gel with people.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
One of the things that's interesting to me is I find things like caffeine and stunts actually relax me. When they're putting a bit of gel on my arm and lighting me on fire, or when I'm about to go into a high-speed car chase or rev a motorcycle up pretty fast, I find everything else around me slows down.
Quote examples
Noel Gallagher
English Musician
I don't think people need to know what colour socks I'm wearing today; I don't think people need to know what shower gel I'm using. There's too much information in the world, and there's no magic or mystery anymore.
Quote examples
Rajiv Menon
Indian Director
It is how you approach the role given to you, and how you relate to that character and then how you adapt and gel into that role which makes you a good actor.
Quote examples
Amanda Peet
American Actress
If you take 'Cheers' and 'Seinfeld' and watch the early shows, they're kind of awkward. It took a while for the writers and everything to gel.
Quote examples
Labrinth
American Musician
I don't see categories; I don't see styles - l see them all gelled together. And it was gospel that definitely helped me to do that.
Quote examples
Troy Garity
American Actor
Gel doesn't work in my hair because it has a life of its own.
Quote examples
Shobana
Western classical music and classical dance gel beautifully.
Quote examples
Suki Waterhouse
English Actress
I think eyebrow gel is genius.
Quote examples
Jan Vertonghen
Belgian Football Player
It's difficult to gel players.
Quote examples
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Indian Actress
I can easily gel with people.
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