different between stiffen vs jell

stiffen

English

Etymology

From Middle English stifnen, equivalent to stiff +? -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?f?n/
  • Rhymes: -?f?n

Verb

stiffen (third-person singular simple present stiffens, present participle stiffening, simple past and past participle stiffened)

  1. (transitive) To make stiff.
  2. (intransitive) To become stiff.

Synonyms

  • starken

Derived terms

  • stiffen up

Related terms

  • stiff

Translations

Anagrams

  • infefts

stiffen From the web:

  • what stiffens the plasma membrane
  • what stiffens the walls of the arteries
  • what stiffens frosting
  • what stiffens fabric
  • what stiffens poop
  • what stiffens whipped cream
  • what stiffness arteries
  • what stiffens arteries


jell

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

jell From the web:

  • what jellyfish is immortal
  • what jellyfish eat
  • what jello made of
  • what jellyfish can kill you
  • what jellyfish lives forever
  • what jellyfish can live forever
  • what jellyfish don't sting
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