gel
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A girl.
Verb
- To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
- To become a gel.
- To develop a rapport.
- To come together to form something; to cohere.
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