different between jell vs thicken

English

Etymology

A back-formation from jelly; reinforced by gel. Compare obsolete geal.

Pronunciation

• enPR: j?l, IPA^(key): /d??l/
• Rhymes: -?l
• Homophones: gel, jel

Noun

jell (plural jells)

1. a jelly or gel

Verb

jell (third-person singular simple present jells, present participle jelling, simple past and past participle jelled)

1. To gel

Translations

Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) je'llõ

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elädäk.

Verb

jell

1. live

English

Etymology

From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, equivalent to thick +? -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???k?n/
• Rhymes: -?k?n

Verb

thicken (third-person singular simple present thickens, present participle thickening, simple past and past participle thickened)

1. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
2. (transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).

3. (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
4. (intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
5. (transitive) To strengthen; to confirm.
6. (transitive) To make more frequent.

Synonyms

• (make wider): broaden, enwiden; see also Thesaurus:widen
• (make more viscous): condense, engross, inspissate; see also Thesaurus:thicken
• (become wider): widen
• (become more viscous): inspissate
• (strengthen): build up, reinforce; see also Thesaurus:strengthen
• (make more frequent):

Related terms

• thickener
• the plot thickens

Translations

Anagrams

• Chetnik, Kitchen, chetnik, ethnick, kitchen