"gel" meaning in English

See gel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɛl/, [d͡ʒɛɫ] Audio: en-us-gel.ogg Forms: gels [plural]
enPR: jĕl Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the meaning development compare with Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”) related to студёный (studjónyj, “cold”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gel-}}, {{der|en|fr|gélatine}} French gélatine, {{der|en|it|gelatina}} Italian gelatina, {{der|en|la|gelatus|gelata}} Latin gelata, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gel-||cold}} Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”), {{m+|ru|сту́день||aspic, jelly, gel}} Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gel (countable and uncountable, plural gels)
  1. A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (suspension of solid in liquid): xhel [masculine] (Albanian), هُلَام (hulām) [masculine] (Arabic), գել (gel) (Armenian), qel (Azerbaijani), гель (hjelʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), гел (gel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gel [masculine] (Catalan), 凝膠 /凝胶 (níngjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 凍膠 /冻胶 (dòngjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 啫哩 (zhělī) (Chinese Mandarin), gel [masculine] (Czech), gel (Danish), gel [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), gelei [feminine] (Dutch), ĝelo (Esperanto), geel (Estonian), geeli (Finnish), hyty (Finnish), hyytelö (Finnish), gel [masculine] (French), xel [masculine] (Galician), გელი (geli) (Georgian), Gel [neuter] (German), γέλη (géli) [feminine] (Greek), πήκτωμα (píktoma) [neuter] (Greek), גֶ׳ל (djel) [masculine] (Hebrew), जेल (jel) [masculine] (Hindi), gél (Hungarian), hlaup [neuter] (Icelandic), jelo (Ido), gel (Indonesian), glóthach [masculine] (Irish), gel (Italian), ゲル (geru) (Japanese), ジェル (jeru) (Japanese), гель (gel) (Kazakh), ជែល (cɛɛl) (Khmer), 겔 (gel) (Korean), (jel) (Korean), гель (gel) (Kyrgyz), želeja [feminine] (Latvian), gelis [masculine] (Lithuanian), гел (gel) [masculine] (Macedonian), hāpia (Maori), гель (gelʹ) (Mongolian), gel (Norwegian Bokmål), ژل (žel) (Persian), żel [masculine] (Polish), gel [masculine] (Portuguese), гель (gelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), желе́ (želé) [neuter] (Russian), сту́день (stúdenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ге̏л [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gȅl [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gél [masculine] (Slovak), gel [masculine] (Slovene), gel (Spanish), gel [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish), гел (gel) (Tajik), เจล (jeen) (Thai), jel (Turkish), гель (helʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), جیل (jel) [masculine] (Urdu), gel (Uzbek), gien (Vietnamese), keo (Vietnamese), jel (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-gel-en-noun-AcYOT37l Disambiguation of 'suspension of solid in liquid': 84 5 12
  2. Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (any gel for a particular cosmetic use): مُثَبِّتُ الشَّعْر (muṯabbitu š-šaʕr) [masculine] (Arabic), gel [masculine] (Catalan), 凝膠 /凝胶 (níngjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), gel [masculine] (Czech), gel [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), geeli (Finnish), gel [masculine] (French), xel [masculine] (Galician), Gel [neuter] (German), ζελέ (zelé) [neuter] (Greek), τζελ (tzel) [neuter] (Greek), ג'ל (djel) [masculine] (Hebrew), תקריש (takrísh) [masculine] (Hebrew), gél (Hungarian), zselé (Hungarian), gel [neuter] (Icelandic), ジェル (jeru) (Japanese), pia (Maori), ژل (žel) (Persian), żel [masculine] (Polish), gel [masculine] (Portuguese), гель (gelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), pamada (Tagalog), เจล (jeel) (Thai), jel (Turkish), jöle (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gel-en-noun-FvcHA5d9 Disambiguation of 'any gel for a particular cosmetic use': 4 89 7
  3. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gel-en-noun-9K6fnJm8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ɡɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gel2.wav Forms: gels [plural]
enPR: gĕl Etymology: Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gel (plural gels)
  1. (British, slang) A girl. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-gel-en-noun-LXP1y18R Categories (other): British English, English 3-letter words, English calculator words Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 8 8 9 23 11 13 10 18 Disambiguation of English calculator words: 11 8 10 21 11 12 11 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɛl/, [d͡ʒɛɫ] Audio: en-us-gel.ogg Forms: gels [present, singular, third-person], gelling [participle, present], gelled [participle, past], gelled [past]
enPR: jĕl Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the meaning development compare with Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”) related to студёный (studjónyj, “cold”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gel-}}, {{der|en|fr|gélatine}} French gélatine, {{der|en|it|gelatina}} Italian gelatina, {{der|en|la|gelatus|gelata}} Latin gelata, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gel-||cold}} Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”), {{m+|ru|сту́день||aspic, jelly, gel}} Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)
  1. (transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc). Tags: transitive Translations (apply cosmetic gel): gellen (Dutch), levittää geeliä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gel-en-verb-39NzP-kA Disambiguation of 'apply cosmetic gel': 87 2 2 9
  2. (intransitive) To become a gel. Tags: intransitive Translations (become gel): желирам (želiram) (Bulgarian), gelificar (Catalan), indikken (Dutch), geleren (Dutch), geeliytyä (Finnish), hyytelöityä (Finnish), glóthaigh (Irish), gelificarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gel-en-verb-2Imy9bcP Disambiguation of 'become gel': 4 79 3 13
  3. (intransitive) To develop a rapport. Tags: intransitive Translations (develop a rapport): relacionar-se (Catalan), relacionarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gel-en-verb-iDGTVp5L Disambiguation of 'develop a rapport': 1 1 97 2
  4. (intransitive, figurative) To come together to form something; to cohere. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-gel-en-verb-fBU1JjGK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 23 9 7 1 4 39 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 6 10 19 14 8 4 5 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 8 15 6 4 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 21 entries: 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 6 12 2 4 2 2 21 3 1 1 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 8 14 2 3 1 1 26 2 1 1 2 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 7 16 21 11 3 5 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 7 13 17 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 13 18 11 3 8 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech 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translations: 7 13 17 12 4 5 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 5 12 17 11 4 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 7 13 18 12 4 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 5 12 18 10 4 6 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aerosol, colloid, emulsion, foam, sol
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "energy gel"
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      "word": "gel electrophoresis"
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      "word": "pepper gel"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "piping gel"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "shaving gel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "shower gel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "silica gel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sol-gel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "thermal gel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tightening gel"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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  "etymology_text": "Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the meaning development compare with Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”) related to студёный (studjónyj, “cold”).",
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          "ref": "2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:",
          "text": "Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.",
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          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
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          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "هُلَام"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "գել"
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          "code": "az",
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          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "qel"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hjelʹ",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "gel",
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gel"
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          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "níngjiāo",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "凝膠 /凝胶"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhělī",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "啫哩"
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          "word": "gel"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gel"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
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          "word": "gel"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gelei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "ĝelo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "geel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "geeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "hyty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "hyytelö"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "xel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "geli",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "გელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "géli",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "γέλη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "píktoma",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "πήκτωμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "djel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גֶ׳ל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जेल"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gél"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hlaup"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "jelo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "glóthach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "geru",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "ゲル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jeru",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "ジェル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "gel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "гель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cɛɛl",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "ជែល"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "겔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "젤"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "gel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "гель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "želeja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gelis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "gel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "hāpia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "gelʹ",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "гель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "žel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "ژل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "żel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gelʹ",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "želé",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "желе́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stúdenʹ",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сту́день"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ге̏л"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gȅl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gél"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "gel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "гел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "jeen",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "เจล"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "jel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "helʹ",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "jel",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "جیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "gien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "keo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 5 12",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
          "word": "jel"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair."
      ],
      "id": "en-gel-en-noun-FvcHA5d9",
      "links": [
        [
          "cosmetic",
          "cosmetic"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muṯabbitu š-šaʕr",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُثَبِّتُ الشَّعْر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "níngjiāo",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "凝膠 /凝胶"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "geeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "xel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zelé",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ζελέ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tzel",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "τζελ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "djel",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ג'ל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "takrísh",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "תקריש"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "gél"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "zselé"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jeru",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "ジェル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "pia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "žel",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "ژل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "żel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gelʹ",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "pamada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "jeel",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "เจล"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "jel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 89 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
          "word": "jöle"
        }
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-gel-en-noun-9K6fnJm8",
      "links": [
        [
          "plastic",
          "plastic"
        ],
        [
          "acetate",
          "acetate"
        ],
        [
          "celluloid",
          "celluloid"
        ],
        [
          "cellophane",
          "cellophane"
        ],
        [
          "superimposition",
          "superimposition"
        ],
        [
          "diapositive",
          "diapositive"
        ],
        [
          "overhead projector",
          "overhead projector"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "jĕl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɛl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɛɫ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛl"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jel"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jell"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-gel.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/En-us-gel.ogg/En-us-gel.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/En-us-gel.ogg"
    }
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    "colloid",
    "gel"
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gel-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "gélatine"
      },
      "expansion": "French gélatine",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "gelatina"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian gelatina",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "gelatus",
        "4": "gelata"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gelata",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gel-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cold"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "сту́день",
        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Russian сту́день (stúdenʹ, “aspic, jelly, gel”)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
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      "form": "gelling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "gelled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "gelled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aerosol"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
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      "word": "foam"
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      "word": "sol"
    }
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juv”, in The Guardian (London):",
          "text": "It ended, as it so often does, with that familiar smile. Cristiano Ronaldo – gelled hair, dazzling teeth, magic in his boots – will never forget the night he scored the 600th goal of an almost implausible career.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc)."
      ],
      "id": "en-gel-en-verb-39NzP-kA",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "87 2 2 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "apply cosmetic gel",
          "word": "gellen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 2 2 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "apply cosmetic gel",
          "word": "levittää geeliä"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To become a gel."
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      "id": "en-gel-en-verb-2Imy9bcP",
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        "(intransitive) To become a gel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "želiram",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "желирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "gelificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "indikken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "geleren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "geeliytyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "hyytelöityä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "glóthaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 79 3 13",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "become gel",
          "word": "gelificarse"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "He was a nice guy, and I got on OK with his friends, but the two of us never really gelled.",
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        "(intransitive) To develop a rapport."
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        "intransitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 97 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "develop a rapport",
          "word": "relacionar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 97 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "develop a rapport",
          "word": "relacionarse"
        }
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "xhel"
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      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "هُلَام"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "գել"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "qel"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hjelʹ",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "гель"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gel",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "гел"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "níngjiāo",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "凝膠 /凝胶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dòngjiāo",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "凍膠 /冻胶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhělī",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "啫哩"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gelei"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "ĝelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "geel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "geeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "hyty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "hyytelö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "geli",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "გელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "géli",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γέλη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "píktoma",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πήκτωμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "djel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גֶ׳ל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जेल"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gél"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glóthach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "geru",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "ゲル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jeru",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "ジェル"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "гель"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cɛɛl",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "ជែល"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "겔"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "젤"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "gel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "гель"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "želeja"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gelis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гел"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "hāpia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gelʹ",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "гель"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "žel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "ژل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "żel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gelʹ",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "želé",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "желе́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stúdenʹ",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сту́день"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ге̏л"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gȅl"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gél"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "gel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "гел"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jeen",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "เจล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "jel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "helʹ",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "jel",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "gien"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "keo"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "suspension of solid in liquid",
      "word": "jel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muṯabbitu š-šaʕr",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُثَبِّتُ الشَّعْر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "níngjiāo",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "凝膠 /凝胶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "geeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zelé",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζελέ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tzel",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τζελ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "djel",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ג'ל"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "takrísh",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תקריש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "gél"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "zselé"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jeru",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "ジェル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jeru",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "ジェル"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "pia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "žel",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "ژل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "żel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gelʹ",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гель"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "pamada"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jeel",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "เจล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "jel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any gel for a particular cosmetic use",
      "word": "jöle"
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    "colloid",
    "gel"
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      "word": "aerosol"
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    },
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      "word": "emulsion"
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    }
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        "To become a gel."
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        "(intransitive) To become a gel."
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      "enpr": "jĕl"
    },
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɛl/"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɛɫ]"
    },
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      "homophone": "jel"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "apply cosmetic gel",
      "word": "gellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "apply cosmetic gel",
      "word": "levittää geeliä"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "become gel",
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    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "become gel",
      "word": "gelificar"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "become gel",
      "word": "indikken"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "become gel",
      "word": "geleren"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "become gel",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "become gel",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "become gel",
      "word": "glóthaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "become gel",
      "word": "gelificarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "develop a rapport",
      "word": "relacionar-se"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "develop a rapport",
      "word": "relacionarse"
    }
  ],
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    "gel"
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}

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          "ref": "1955, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew, London: The Bodley Head, →OCLC:",
          "text": "\"Now pray don't be troublesome, my dear gel,\" said Uncle Andrew.",
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        }
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        "A girl."
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        "(British, slang) A girl."
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      "ipa": "/ɡɛl/"
    },
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  ],
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    "gel"
  ],
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}

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