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As nouns the difference between girl and gel

is that girl is a young female human; (in contrast to boy), a female child or young adult while gel is a semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

As a proper noun Girl

is a Chinese constellation located near Aquarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle.

As a verb gel is

to apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).

girl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young female human; (in contrast to boy ), a female child or young adult.
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  • Any woman, regardless of her age. (see usage notes)
  • A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
  • (uncommon) A queen (the playing card.)* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
  • (colloquial) A term of endearment. (see usage notes)
  • A girlfriend.
  • A daughter.
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) A roebuck two years old.
  • (US, slang) Cocaine, especially in powder form.
  • * 1969 , Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life , Cash Money Content (2011), ISBN 9781451617139, page 43:
    • She had taught me to snort girl , and almost always when I came to her pad, there would be thin sparkling rows of crystal cocaine on the glass top of the cocktail table.
  • * 1977 , Odie Hawkins, Chicago Hustle , Holloway House (1987), ISBN 0870673661, page 175:
    • Elijah nodded congenially to the early evening regulars in the Afro Lounge, headed straight for the telephone hung midway between the mens and womens, his nose smarting from a couple thick lines of recently snorted girl .
  • * 2005 , K'wan, Hoodlum , St. Martin's Press (2005), ISBN 0312333080, page 185:
    • After about an hour or two of half-ass sex and snorting girl , Honey was zoned out. She flexed her still numb fingers, trying to find a warmth that didn't seem to come. Cocaine always made her numb.
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    • Usage notes

    * Calling a grown woman a "girl" may be considered either a compliment or an insult, depending on context and sensibilities. In some cases, the term is used as a euphemism for virgin, to distinguish a female who has never engaged in sexual intercourse (a "girl") from one who has done so (and is a woman).

    Synonyms

    * (young female human) see also . * (cocaine) see also .

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * attagirl * B-girl * baby girl * ball girl * bar girl * girl crazy * big girl's blouse * birthday girl * Bond girl * boys and girls * bunny girl * busgirl * business girl * call girl * career girl * choir girl * college girl * comfort girl * cover girl * cowgirl * dancing girl * daygirl * diamonds are a girl's best friend * dirty girl * Essex girl * flower girl * fluff girl * gal * girl band * girl-boy * girl Friday * girl friend/girlfriend * girl group * Girl Guides * Girl Scouts * girl power * girl talk * girl wonder * girlcott * girlhood * girlie * girlish * girly * girlie girl * girly girl * golden girl * grrrl * hello girl * homegirl * It girl * Jersey girl * little girl * newsgirl * nautch girl * old girl * paper girl * party girl * poster girl * pot-girl * ring girl * riot grrrl * salesgirl * sarong party girl * schoolgirl * shopgirl * showgirl * sky girl * slave-girl * street girl * sweater girl * the girl next door * valley girl * working girl * young girl (girl)

    References

    See also

    * miss

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * (l)

    gel

    English

    (wikipedia gel)

    Etymology 1

    Coined by in the mid 19th century as a clipping of (gelatin), from (etyl)

    Noun

  • A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Charles T. Ambrose
    • , title= Alzheimer’s Disease , volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}
  • Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
    • Derived terms
    * aerogel * hair gel * hydrogel * shower gel * silica gel * xerogel
    See also
    For more information on classification of colloids, see Wikipedia article on (colloid)s

    Verb

    (gell)
  • To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
  • To become a gel.
  • To develop a rapport.

    • See also

    * aerosol * colloid * emulsion * foam * sol

    Etymology 2

    Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of (girl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A girl.

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----