jelly
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɛli/
:
sustancia gelatinosa
- The soil on top of the dugout quivered like jelly and then sank inward with an enormous roar.
- petroleum jelly
Unit comes with swirling beads material, Jelly, honey.
- Unit comes with swirling beads material, Jelly, honey.
- I'll suck that Jelly, boy right out your freaking nephew's neck.
- Bova and ice cream Boba, by the way, is an organic Jelly belly that feels like you're eating a tree trunk.
- There are the jellies, the crystals and the creams and I actually favor a few from each of the different finishes more so than others.
Examples
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Perhaps because my legs had turned to jelly, I found myself unable to join them.
Fiction book (2001) -
Let's finally put this horrible jelly to some good use.
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My knees were like jelly.
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You're gonna feel a little bit of cold jelly and lots of pressure, but no pain, okay?
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Peanut butter and jelly with bacon.
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She should take royal jelly, one capsule every morning.
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In gourmet shops, real blackberry jelly sells for five or six dollars a jar.
Fiction book (1995) -
Real strawberry jelly is a delicious topping for toast.
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The chef used jelly to glaze the fruit tart for a shiny finish.
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We spread grape jelly on our sandwiches for a sweet treat.
Synonyms
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A sweet, fruit flavored dessert made from a powder that becomes soft and wobbly
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A sweet chilled dessert made from flavored gelatin
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A sweet or savory jelly made from the clear substance that makes food firm
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A sweet spread made from grape juice and sugar
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A soft, greasy substance used to protect skin and as a lubricant
A clear sweet jelly made from fruit juice and sugar
A sweet clear spread made from apple juice for bread or cooking
A sweet, slightly tart jelly from crabapples for spreading on toast
A cold savory jelly made from pig's feet and other pork parts that becomes firm when cooled
A soft jelly used as a base for ointments and suppositories
Compounds
- Specialized
A small transparent sea animal like a jellyfish that moves by beating eight rows of tiny hairs
A soft, oily product you put on skin and on machine parts to make them move smoothly
- Specialized
A soft clear substance used to hold and protect small samples on microscope slides
- UK
A small egg-shaped sweet made of soft jelly with a sugar coating often eaten at Easter
A cold savory jelly made from pig's feet and other pork parts that becomes firm when cooled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jelly comes from the root gel- meaning 'to set' and is related to the English word gel, so it is used for anything with a soft, elastic, 'wobbly' texture like a thick set liquid. That is why we describe creams, algae, or other soft materials as jelly-like.