jells

Finally comes together

Jells is the third-person singular of jell, meaning to take shape or come together as a coherent whole: The plan finally jells.

Also spelled gels.

The word comes from jelly—ideas that jell solidify like gelatin setting.

The team chemistry never really jells.

solidifies

sets

Grouped items together

firms · hardens · stiffens · cures · crystallizes · consolidates · bonds · cements · clots · curdles

clarity

crystallizes

Forms into ordered solid

resolves · settles · coheres · materializes · emerges · defines · forms · solidifies · distills · precipitates

coalesces

unifies

Combines into one

synthesizes · integrates · fuses · blends · merges · harmonizes · aligns · converges · combines · crystallizes

gelatin

aspic

Savory meat-broth jelly

collagen · mold · wobble · jiggle · gummy · gelatine · pudding · glaze · confection · mousse

Opposites
physical state change

jellsdissolves

Disperses into solution

liquefies · melts · scatters · disperses · thins

coherence and formation

jellsfalls apart

Breaks into components

disintegrates · dissolves · collapses · unravels · fragments

Phrases
Family

jelly, jellies, jell, jellylike, jelled, jelling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G