JELLS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

jells

verb

present tense third-person singular of jell

as in forms

to take on a definite form our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell

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as in gels

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the sauce will jell once it cools down

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But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The work forms Phase 2 of DARPA’s Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale program, known as THREADS.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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This timing also gives bulb roots enough time to settle in before the weather gets cold and the ground freezes.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
The second drug is a paralytic that freezes the body from the outside in, creating the effect that the person is peacefully asleep.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of freezes

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This remains soft during low-energy movement but stiffens upon high-impact force.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 June 2026

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