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jelly
[ jel-ee ]
noun
- a 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
- a fruit-flavoured clear dessert set with gelatine US and Canadian trademarkJell-o
- 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
- informal.a 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- l· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jelly1
Example Sentences
“A friend once remarked,” she writes, “that while most people had very strong, competent exteriors and were a bowl of jelly inside, I was just the opposite.”
"Reciprocal US tariffs on EU jams and jellies would serve to level the playing field," the company said, noting that the highest US jam tariff is currently just 4.5%.
We nearly ate them all before trying out all the ways we imagined serving them, like with green mint jelly, but they are hard to beat plain.
Those in the area reported a sudden jolt of energy, with some screaming and seeing high-rise buildings wobbling like jelly.
“They have jelly ones — they’re, like, a grape jelly which is definitely not jelly. It is some sort of lab-made, delicious sugar…but it hits!”
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