jell

Finally come together

To jell is to become firm or gel-like, as when a liquid thickens: The pudding needs time to jell.

More often the word appears figuratively—ideas, plans, or groups jell when they come together into a coherent whole: The team didn't really jell until midseason.

Also spelled gel.

solidify

congeal

Solidify from liquid state

firm up · harden · stiffen · curdle · clot · gelatinize · cool · refrigerate · chill · settle

clarity

crystallize

Form into ordered structure

become clear · define · resolve · sharpen · settle · fall into place · emerge · develop · formulate · shape up

coalesce

unite

Bring together as one

  • mergeCombine into unity
  • blendCombine into mixture
  • fuseProtective melting wire

combine · integrate · converge · join · consolidate · synthesize · harmonize · mesh · come together · click

gelatin

aspic

Savory meat-broth jelly

  • pectinFruit-based setting substance
  • moldForm-giving container
  • wiggleMove with small twists

wobble · dessert · fruit · layered · translucent · bloom · unflavored · Knox · sweet · cube

Categories
Opposites
physical state change

jellmelt

Change from solid

liquefy · liquify · thaw · dissolve · run

coherence/organization

jellfall apart

Break into pieces

disintegrate · collapse · dissolve · unravel · decompose

Phrases
Family

jelly, jellylike, jelled, jelling, jells

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G