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Harden vs Jell - What's the difference?

harden | jell | Related terms |

Harden is a related term of jell.


As nouns the difference between harden and jell

is that harden is while jell is a jelly or gel.

As a verb jell is

to gel.

harden

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
  • (ergative) To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
  • (dated) To become or make a person or thing resistant or less sensitive.
  • When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. — KJV, Exodus 4:21

    Derived terms

    * harden someone's heart

    Anagrams

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    jell

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a jelly or gel
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To gel
  • * {{quote-journal
  • , date = 2008-12-05 , first = Elizabeth , last = Pennisi , title = Hopping to a Better Protein , journal = , doi = 10.1126/science.322.5907.1454 , issn = 0036-8075 , url = http://www.sciencemag.org/content/322/5907/1454.full , passage = A lot of things are jelling , says Hoffman. }}