gelatin, gel
(noun) a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
gel, hair gel
(noun) jellylike substance used in hair styling
gel, colloidal gel
(noun) a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
mousse, gel
(verb) apply a styling gel to; “she mousses her hair”
gel
(verb) become a gel; “The solid, when heated, gelled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gel (countable and uncountable, plural gels)
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)
(transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
(intransitive) To become a gel.
(intransitive) To develop a rapport.
gel (plural gels)
(British) A girl.
• ELG, ElG, leg, leg.
Source: Wiktionary
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
