What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Seg vs Gel - What's the difference?

seg | gel |

As a noun seg

is (archaic) a man; warrior; hero or seg can be (uk|scotland|dialect) a castrated bull or seg can be segregation or seg can be a metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear also known as a blakey or seg can be sedge.

As an initialism gel is

lari, the currency used in georgia.

seg

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) segge, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A man; warrior; hero.
  • A man; fellow.
  • Etymology 2

    Probably from the root of (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) A castrated bull.
  • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 3

    Short for (segregation).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Segregation
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, July 15, Albert Williams, Prison Drama, Chicago Reader citation
  • , passage=

    Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear. Also known as a blakey.
  • (dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.
  • Etymology 5

    See sedge.

    Noun

  • sedge
  • gladen, or other species of Iris
  • (Prior)

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    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 ----