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Definition of jell in English: jellverbjelled, jelling, jells dʒɛldʒɛl [no object]North American 1(of a liquid or semi-liquid substance) set or become more solid. she works at it all day but can't get the jelly to jell chicken or fish stock will jell when chilled Synonyms set, stiffen, solidify, thicken, harden 2(of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well. he decided to do a different film that would jell at the box office Synonyms take shape, come together, fall into place, happen, take form, form, emerge, crystallize, materialize, become definite - 2.1 (of people) work well together.
we went out there and tried to win, but we just didn't jell
OriginMid 18th century: back-formation from jelly. Definition of jell in US English: jellverbjeldʒɛl [no object]North American 1(of a liquid or semiliquid substance) set or become more solid. she works at it all day but can't get the jelly to jell chicken or fish stock will jell when chilled Synonyms set, stiffen, solidify, thicken, harden 2(of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well. he decided to do a different film that would jell at the box office Synonyms take shape, come together, fall into place, happen, take form, form, emerge, crystallize, materialize, become definite - 2.1 (of people) work well together.
we went out there and tried to win, but we just didn't jell
OriginMid 18th century: back-formation from jelly. See also gel. |