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jelly
[jel-ee]
noun
plural
jelliesa food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
any substance having the consistency of jelly.
Chiefly British.a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.
a plastic sandal or shoe.
verb (used with or without object)
to bring or come to the consistency of jelly.
adjective
containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied.
jelly apples.
jelly
1/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
US and Canadian trademark: Jell-o.a fruit-flavoured clear dessert set with gelatine
a preserve made from the juice of fruit boiled with sugar and used as jam
a savoury food preparation set with gelatine or with a strong gelatinous stock and having a soft elastic consistency
calf's-foot jelly
anything having the consistency of jelly
informala coloured gelatine filter that can be fitted in front of a stage or studio light
verb
to jellify
jelly
2/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
a slang name for gelignite
Other 51Թ Forms
- jellylike adjective
- ˈ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jelly1
Example Sentences
The payoff of pairing them together has been historic, a combination as proven as peanut butter and jelly or Simon and Garfunkel.
A manic mish-mash of musical styles, it sped up in the verses, and slowed down for the choruses, with all the consistency of a jelly in a heatwave.
After finding Slaton, Gutierrez gave her as many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as she could stomach and contacted the Sheriff’s Office, which quickly arrived on scene with an ambulance.
Another choice is to reduce cherry juice or a mixture of cherry juice and cherry jam, jelly, marmalade or preserves.
They learned to expect a knock at the door, a small plate of jelly left on the doormat.
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